EgyptAir Flight 843
Wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 May 2002 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Tunis, Tunisia 36°52′36″N 010°08′55″E / 36.87667°N 10.14861°E |
| Aircraft | |
| SU-GBI, the aircraft involved in the accident in 1998, in its previous livery | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-566 |
| Aircraft name | Abu Simbel |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| IATA flight No. | MS843 |
| ICAO flight No. | MSR843 |
| Call sign | EGYPTAIR 843 |
| Registration | SU-GBI |
| Flight origin | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
| Destination | Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Tunis, Tunisia |
| Occupants | 62 |
| Passengers | 56 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Injuries | 28 |
| Survivors | 48 (3 crew, 45 passengers) |
EgyptAir Flight 843 was a flight from Cairo International Airport to Tunis–Carthage International Airport. On 7 May 2002, the Boeing 737-566 on the route crashed into a hill near Tunis–Carthage International Airport. Of the 6 crew members and 56 passengers, 3 crew members and 11 passengers died, making a total of 14 fatalities.