SU-ZCF, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in June 2003
Accident
Date
3 January 2004
Summary
Loss of control and crash into sea after takeoff; cause disputed
Spatial disorientation (NTSB/BEA)
4 types of possible mechanical failure cause plane out of control (MCA)
Site
Red Sea near Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 27°50′N34°23′E / 27.833°N 34.383°E / 27.833; 34.383
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-3Q8
Aircraft name
Nour
Operator
Flash Airlines
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
Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a charter flight from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt to Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France, with a stop-over at Cairo International Airport, provided by Egyptian private charter company Flash Airlines. On 3 January 2004, the Boeing 737-300 that was operating the route crashed into the Red Sea shortly after takeoff from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, killing all 135 passengers, most of whom were French tourists, and all thirteen crew members.[1] The findings of the crash investigation were controversial, with accident investigators from the different countries involved unable to agree on the cause of the accident.
Flight 604 was the deadliest air disaster in Egypt until it was surpassed almost twelve years later by the bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268.[2][3] It remains the deadliest accident involving a 737 Classic aircraft.[4]
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