1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash

1974 aircraft accident in Egypt November 2022 Accident EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 SU-AXB "Nefertiti".jpg SU-AXB, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1973 yes 1974 07 10 Stalled due to manufacturing error Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt 30.102 31.404 type:event_globe:earth_region:EG ti Tupolev Tu-154 Nefertiti EgyptAir SU-AXB Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt (return flight) 0 6 6 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.June 2026 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.2001-10-07 Хроника падающих Ту-154 Chronicle of the falling Tu-154 http://www.gazeta.ru/2001/07/10/hronikapadau.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20140414175101/http://www.gazeta.ru/2001/07/10/hronikapadau.shtml 2014-04-14 2014-05-09 Gazeta.Ru ruASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154 SU-AXB Cairo http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740710-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010841/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740710-1 2014-05-13 2014-05-09 Aviation Safety NetworkАнализ расследований АП с Ту-154 http://www.aviasafety.ru/inspection/analysis/analiz-rassledovanij-ap-tu154 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011648/http://www.aviasafety.ru/inspection/analysis/analiz-rassledovanij-ap-tu154 2014-05-13 2014-05-09 AVIASAFETY.ru ru Investigation Investigators determined that the pilot flying had applied too many pitch-up inputs, as well as incorrect center of gravity calculations. The shifting ballasts during the flight were also contributing factors. References Category:Transport in Cairo Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1974 Category:EgyptAir accidents and incidents Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Egypt Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-154 Category:History of Cairo Category:1974 in Egypt Category:July 1974 in Africa Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error