EgyptAir Flight 741

EgyptAir Flight 741
Accident summary
Museum example of an Ilyushin Il-18
Date	29 January 1973
Summary	Crash on approach
Site	Kyrenia Mountain Range 35°19′38″N 33°13′1″E / 35.32722°N 33.21694°E / 35.32722; 33.21694Coordinates: 35°19′38″N 33°13′1″E / 35.32722°N 33.21694°E / 35.32722; 33.21694
Passengers	30
Crew	7
Fatalities	37
Injuries (non-fatal)	0
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Ilyushin Il-18D
Operator	EgyptAir
Flight origin	Cairo International Airport
Destination	Nicosia International Airport

EgyptAir Flight 741 was a flight between Cairo International Airport and the now-defunct Nicosia International Airport that crashed on 29 January 1973. All 37 people on board died.^[1] It was the fourth accident, and the third with fatalities, involving the newly established EgyptAir.^[2]

The plane crashed in the Kyrenia mountain range in Cyprus on its descent while approaching the runway from the north. The resulting explosion, about 12 miles (19 km) from Nicosia airport, resulted in a fire which was put out by the Cypriot National Guard.^[3] The turboprop hit the mountain at an altitude of 783 metres (2,569 ft) (117 metres (384 ft) below the crest).^[4] The black box of the aircraft was analyzed in Moscow.^[5]

Passengers

Nationality	Passengers	Crew	Total
United Kingdom	14	0	14
Egypt	3	7	10
United States	7	0	7
Sweden	2	0	2
Canada	1	0	1
Ireland	1	0	1
France	1	0	1
Jordan	1	0	1
Total	30^[6]	7	37^[3]

References

↑ "EgyptAir – 'pioneer of air travel'". BBC. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
↑ "EgyptAir accident summary". BAAA/ACRO. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
1 2 Martin, Paul (30 January 1973). "15 Britons among 38 dead as aircraft hits Cyprus mountain". The Times. London. pp. 1; Issue 58694; col F. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 17 July 2008.
↑ Martin, Paul (31 January 1973). "Pilot who hit mountain top told Cyprus airport he would fly in visually". The Times. London. pp. 6; Issue 58695; col D. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
↑ this is a simple maths error. total should be 30 not 138

← 1972
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1973 (1973)
1974 →

Jan 22 Kano air disaster
Jan 29 EgyptAir Flight 741
Feb 19 Aeroflot Flight 141
Feb 21 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
Feb 26 DeKalb–Peachtree Airport Learjet 24 crash
Mar 3 Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307
Mar 5 Nantes mid-air collision
Apr 10 Invicta International Airlines Flight 435
May 31 Indian Airlines Flight 440
Jun 3 Paris Air Show Tu-144
Jun 20 Aeroméxico Flight 229
Jul 11 Varig Flight 820
Jul 22 Pan Am Flight 816
Jul 23 Japan Air Lines Flight 404
Jul 23 Ozark Air Lines Flight 809
Jul 31 Delta Air Lines Flight 723
Aug 13 Aviaco Flight 118
Sep 8 World Airways Flight 802
Sep 11 JAT Airways Flight 769
Sep 27 Texas International Airlines Flight 655
Sep 30 Aeroflot Flight 3932
Oct 13 Aeroflot Flight 964
Nov 3 National Airlines Flight 27
Nov 23 Italian Air Force C-47 "Argo 16"
Nov 25 KLM Flight 861
Dec 17 Pan Am Flight 110 and Lufthansa Flight 303 hijacking

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