Evidence gathered in an investigation into the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 in the Mediterranean Sea in May shows the plane likely broke up in midair after a fire near or inside the cockpit that quickly overwhelmed the crew, according to Egyptian officials involved in the inquiry, the New York Times reported on Friday.
But the officials could not determine whether the fire thought to have caused the crash had been set off by a mechanical malfunction or by a malicious act, the report said.
The findings are based on information from the Airbus A320's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder along with an analysis of the condition and distribution of recovered debris, including human remains, according to forensic and aviation officials in Cairo, the report said.
The officials spoke this week on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly, the New York Times said.
The Airbus A320 from Paris to Cairo plunged into the eastern Mediterranean on May 19 and all 66 people on board were killed.
But the officials could not determine whether the fire thought to have caused the crash had been set off by a mechanical malfunction or by a malicious act, the report said.
The findings are based on information from the Airbus A320's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder along with an analysis of the condition and distribution of recovered debris, including human remains, according to forensic and aviation officials in Cairo, the report said.
The Airbus A320 from Paris to Cairo plunged into the eastern Mediterranean on May 19 and all 66 people on board were killed.
© Thomson Reuters 2016
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Video: Airline Worker Falls Off Aircraft After Step Ladder Moved Without Signal Airbus Wins Hong-Kong Based Cathay Pacific Order For 32 A320 Neo Jets Russian Airbus A320 With 167 Onboard Makes Emergency Landing In Siberian Field 3 Grams Of Explosives Per Pager: Israel's Complex Op To Hurt Hezbollah 9 Dead, 2,800 Hurt As Pagers Explode Across Lebanon, Hezbollah Blames Israel "Wear Proper Undergarments": Delta Airlines' New Memo For Flight Attendants Delhi High Court Permits Ashneer Grover, Wife To Travel To Doha And UK IIT Kanpur Introduces Continuing Medical Education Program New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.