Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha
Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha

@OnDisasters

9 Tweets 3 reads May 19, 2023
#OTD in 2016: EgyptAir Flight 804, an A320, crashes 160 mi North of the coast of Egypt. All 66 aboard die. Evidence pointed to a fire onboard: Egyptian investigators pointed to a “malicious act”, while French BEA considered a fire in the cockpit caused a loss of control.
#Thread ABC report on the crash aftermath, with a brief round-up of the jet´s final moments youtu.be
#Thread CNN report on the conflicting inquiry findings youtu.be
#Thread On April 2022 some rumors emerged that the fire was caused by one of the pilots smoking in the cockpit. These allegations have not been officially confirmed by authorities. nypost.com
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