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| work=New York Times}}</ref> EgyptAir charged back{{clarify|date=March 2014}} the control tower had provided adequate weather information the crew of Flight 864.<ref>{{cite book |title=Aviation Disasters Second Edition |last1=Gero |first1=David |publisher=Patrick Stephens Limited |year= 1996 |page=139 }}</ref> |
| work=New York Times}}</ref> EgyptAir charged back{{clarify|date=March 2014}} the control tower had provided adequate weather information the crew of Flight 864.<ref>{{cite book |title=Aviation Disasters Second Edition |last1=Gero |first1=David |publisher=Patrick Stephens Limited |year= 1996 |page=139 }}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Before opening the airport used the airport code BKK and the name was spelled Don Muang. After Suvarnabhumi opened for commercial flights was changed and it uses the airport code DMK , though it still retains the ICAO airport code VTBD. <ref>http://www.teeneebangkok.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=58&Itemid=120</ref> |
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==Aircraft== |
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EgyptAir became the first Operational Safety AuditIOSA certified airline in Africa. <ref>https://www.kdcmobi.com/operators.php?a=egyptair</ref> |
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The airline launched a subsidiary called Express with a fleet of jets in 2006 with services commencing in 2007. The subsidiary received the last of the 12 Embraer E-170 aircraft on order. EgyptAir is a company owned by the Government of Egypt. |
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==Accident== |
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Mueang continues to be used for charter flights as well as the carriers despite the fact the landing fees of the new airport are being applied to Don Mueang. <ref>http://openbuildings.com/buildings/bangkok-international-airport-profile-27708</ref> |
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EgyptAir Flight was a flight from Cairo International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. December 1976 , the Boeing on the route crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok. Persons on board were killed plus 19 on the ground in the crash. <ref>http://www.ovguide.com/egyptair-flight-864-9202a8c04000641f8000000012eb1476</ref> |
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- Airlines Flight 642 , which was landing in Tropical Storm Sam at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on a route from Don Mueang to Hong Kong rolled on the runway. <ref>http://www.teeneebangkok.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=58&Itemid=120</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:46, 30 March 2015
 A Boeing 707-320C of EgyptAir, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 December 1976 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-366C |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| Registration | SU-AXA |
| Flight origin | Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
| Destination | Don Mueang International Airport, Thailand |
| Passengers | 43 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 71 (52 on board, 19 on ground) |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
EgyptAir Flight 864 was a flight from Cairo International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. On 25 December 1976, the Boeing 707 on the route crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok. All 52 persons on board were killed, plus 19 on the ground in the crash.[1] Pilot error was determined to be the cause of the crash.[2] EgyptAir charged back[clarification needed] the control tower had provided adequate weather information the crew of Flight 864.[3]
Background
Before opening the airport used the airport code BKK and the name was spelled Don Muang. After Suvarnabhumi opened for commercial flights was changed and it uses the airport code DMK , though it still retains the ICAO airport code VTBD. [4]
Aircraft
EgyptAir became the first Operational Safety AuditIOSA certified airline in Africa. [5] The airline launched a subsidiary called Express with a fleet of jets in 2006 with services commencing in 2007. The subsidiary received the last of the 12 Embraer E-170 aircraft on order. EgyptAir is a company owned by the Government of Egypt.
Accident
Mueang continues to be used for charter flights as well as the carriers despite the fact the landing fees of the new airport are being applied to Don Mueang. [6] EgyptAir Flight was a flight from Cairo International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. December 1976 , the Boeing on the route crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok. Persons on board were killed plus 19 on the ground in the crash. [7] - Airlines Flight 642 , which was landing in Tropical Storm Sam at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on a route from Don Mueang to Hong Kong rolled on the runway. [8]
References
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Jetliner Crash in Bangkok in 1976 Is Officially Laid to Pilot Error". New York Times. 14 May 1978.
- ^ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 139.
- ^ http://www.teeneebangkok.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=58&Itemid=120
- ^ https://www.kdcmobi.com/operators.php?a=egyptair
- ^ http://openbuildings.com/buildings/bangkok-international-airport-profile-27708
- ^ http://www.ovguide.com/egyptair-flight-864-9202a8c04000641f8000000012eb1476
- ^ http://www.teeneebangkok.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=58&Itemid=120
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