EgyptAir Flight MS990 (MSR990) was a scheduled flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport, with a stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City. On October 31, 1999, the Boeing 767-300ER operating the route crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 60 miles (100 km) south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, killing all 217 passengers and crew on board, making it the deadliest aviation disaster for EgyptAir, and also the second-deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 767 aircraft, behind Lauda Air Flight 004.
SU-GAP, the aircraft involved in the accident
Flight profile of EgyptAir Flight 990 (source: NTSB)
The U.S. Coast Guard cutters Monomoy (WPB-1326) (foreground) and Spencer (WMEC-905) searching for survivors of the crash.
An FBI agent tags the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir Flight 990 on the deck of the USS Grapple (ARS 53) at the crash site on November 13, 1999
Egyptair is the state-owned flag carrier of Egypt. The airline is headquartered at Cairo International Airport, its main hub, operating scheduled passenger and freight services to 81 destinations in Africa, Europe, Asia, and The Americas. Egyptair is a member of Star Alliance.
A United Arab Airlines Comet 4C departs Geneva Airport in 1968.
A United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-62 at Le Bourget Airport in 1971
An Egyptair Airbus A300B4-600R departs Düsseldorf International Airport in 1997.
An Egyptair Boeing 737-800 in Star Alliance special livery.
