Flash Airlines Flight 604
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Flash Airlines Flight 604, a Boeing 737-300, was a flight from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to Paris, France, via Cairo. On January 3, 2004 the plane crashed into the Red Sea just moments after take-off at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. The crash results the deaths of all 135 passengers and 13 crew members on board. The cause of the crash remains disputed, but it was suggested to be spatial disorientation by the Captain.
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Accident | |
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Date | 3 January 2004 |
Summary | Loss of control and crash into sea after takeoff; cause disputed |
Site | Red Sea near Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 27°50′N 34°23′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-3Q8 |
Aircraft name | Nour |
Operator | Flash Airlines |
IATA flight No. | 7K604 |
ICAO flight No. | FSH604 |
Call sign | FLASH 604 |
Registration | SU-ZCF |
Flight origin | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
Stopover | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
Destination | Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France |
Occupants | 148 |
Passengers | 135 |
Crew | 13 |
Fatalities | 148 |
Survivors | 0 |
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The crash remains Egypt's deadliest air-disaster, until the bombing of Kogalymavia Flight 9268, with 224 deaths. The crash is also the worst crash of a Boeing 737-300.