| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 1996 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-366C |
| Owner/operator: | EgyptAir |
| Registration: | SU-AVX |
| MSN: | 20760/865 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 128 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST) -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
The Boeing encountered heavy rain during the approach to runway 24. The aircraft failed to stop, overshot runway, collided with a vehicle and caught fire.
Sources:
CNN
Rotterdams Dagblad
Scramble 208
Location
Images:
photo (c) Aktug Ates; Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST); 21 August 1996
photo (c) Aktug Ates; Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST); 21 August 1996
photo (c) Aktug Ates; Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST); 21 August 1996
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Sharjah Airport (SHJ); October 1995
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