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Date Wednesday 10 July 1974
Time 17:30
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154
Operator EgyptAir
Registration SU-AXB
MSN 73A048
Year of manufature 1973
Crew Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total occupants Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location near Cairo   Egypt
Phase Initial climb
Nature Training
Departure Airport Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA)
Destination Airport Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA)
Narrative After a training flight of 3h14 min an overshoot was practiced on Cairo runway 23. The aircraft, named "Nefertiti", lost control and crashed while climbing out.

PROBABLE CAUSE: Continual increase of pitching up attitude during overshoot which lead to the stalling of the aircraft at an insufficient height for recovery.
Contributing were the inaccurate calculation of the CG position before takeoff and the possibility of movement of the ballast weight aft during flight.

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