1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash
{{Short description|Fatal aircraft crash near Cairo, Egypt}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| image = Aeroflot Tu-154B CCCP-85164 ZRH Sep 1979.png
| alt =
| caption = A Tupolev Tu-154 similar to SU-AXB
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{start date|df=yes|1974|07|10}}
| summary = Stalled due to manufacturing error
| site = Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
| coordinates = {{coord|30.102|31.404|type:event_globe:earth_region:EG|display=ti}}
| aircraft_type = Tupolev Tu-154
| aircraft_name = Nefertiti
| operator = EgyptAir
| tail_number = SU-AXB
| origin = Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
| destination = Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt (return flight)
| passengers = 0
| crew = 6
| fatalities = 6
| survivors = 0
}}
The 1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 July 1974, when an Egyptair Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crashed during a training flight near Cairo International Airport. This resulted in the deaths of all six crew members on board.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Tupolev Tu-154 built at the Aviakor аviation plant. It was the first Tupolev Tu-154 delivered to EgyptAir, on 1 December 1973, and was named Nefertiti after the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.{{Cite web |title=Tu-154 c/n 73A048 |url=https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/181_68707 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=Soviet Transport Database }}{{Cite web |title=Авиакомпания: EgyptAir |trans-title=Airline: EgyptAir |url=http://russianplanes.net/airline/EgyptAir_(ex_Misr/UAA) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630224831/http://russianplanes.net/airline/EgyptAir_(ex_Misr/UAA) |archive-date=2014-06-30 |access-date=2014-05-09 |website=russianplanes.net |publisher= |language=ru}}
Accident
The aircraft was performing a training flight at Cairo International Airport carrying a crew of six; two EgyptAir pilots and four Soviet instructors."Second Soviet plane crashes in Egypt." Times [London, England] 20 July 1974: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 March 2015. After three hours and 14 minutes, the aircraft performed a touch-and-go landing on the runway known as Runway 23. During the maneuver, the aircraft pitched-up before entering a stall. This caused the aircraft to crash into the ground at 17:30 local time. All six occupants died.{{Cite web |date=2001-10-07 |title=Хроника падающих Ту-154 |trans-title=Chronicle of the falling Tu-154 |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/2001/07/10/hronikapadau.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414175101/http://www.gazeta.ru/2001/07/10/hronikapadau.shtml |archive-date=2014-04-14 |access-date=2014-05-09 |website=Gazeta.Ru |language=ru}}{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154 SU-AXB Cairo |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740710-1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010841/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740710-1 |archive-date=2014-05-13 |access-date=2014-05-09 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}{{Cite web |title=Анализ расследований АП с Ту-154 |url=http://www.aviasafety.ru/inspection/analysis/analiz-rassledovanij-ap-tu154 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011648/http://www.aviasafety.ru/inspection/analysis/analiz-rassledovanij-ap-tu154 |archive-date=2014-05-13 |access-date=2014-05-09 |publisher=AVIASAFETY.ru |language=ru}}
Investigation
Aftermath
The following year, in 1975, EgyptAir returned its remaining Tupolev Tu-154s to the Soviet Union. In the same year, during the production of the Tu-154B, systems for flap resynchronization and the rearrangement of stabilizers were installed to prevent any similar incidents.{{Cite web |title=Советский и Российский лайнер Ту-154 |trans-title=Soviet and Russian liner Tu-154 |url=http://www.poletim.net/samolety-rossii/sovetskijj-i-rossijjskijj-lajjner-tu154 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414135832/http://www.poletim.net/samolety-rossii/sovetskijj-i-rossijjskijj-lajjner-tu154 |archive-date=2014-04-14 |access-date=2014-05-09 |website=poletim.net |language=ru}}
References
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