Cairo - Tunis

On May 7, 2002 at 03:18 PM, Cairo - Tunis experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-500, operated by Egyptair, with the event recorded near Tunis-Carthage Tunis Governorate (<U+0648><U+0644><U+0627><U+064A><U+0629> <U+062A><U+0648><U+0646><U+0633><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

63 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 49 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 22.2%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 55, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Cairo-Intl Airport at 1140LT on a regular schedule flight to Tunis-Carthage Airport with 56 passengers and six crew members on board. It entered the Tunis FIR at 1450LT, under control of the Tunis Regional CCR. After being transferred to the approach control at 1500LT, the crew was cleared for a VOR/DME approach to runway 11. On approach at 3,000 feet, the crew was informed he was number one for landing. The crew informed ATC that he departed 3,000 feet for 2,100 feet at 12 NM and wa later cleared to land. Wind was from 130 at 30 knots. At 1516LT, on final, the crew was transferred from the approach control to the tower and received a second clearance to land. In limited visibility, the aircraft struck a fence located on the top of a mountain and crashed in hilly terrain 6,6 km from the runway 11 threshold. Three crew members and 11 passengers were killed while 48 other people were injured. On board were 33 Egyptians including the six crew members, 16 Tunisians, three Algerians, three Jordans, two Chinese, two British, one Libyan, one Saudi and one Palestinian.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-GBI, MSN 25307, year of manufacture 1991.