Report: 2016 EgyptAir Crash Caused By Smoking Pilot

The cause of a plane crash that took place six years ago has recently been revealed with greater certainty.

Basics of the crash of EgyptAir flight 804

All 66 people on the EgyptAir flight were killed when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The flight was operating from Paris to Cairo using an A320 and 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884 888-349-8884

The Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry claimed that the flight was probably attacked. The leading theory was that there was a bomb on the plane, as some officials claimed that monitoring equipment focused on the area detected evidence of an explosion. Egyptian authorities claimed that there were traces of explosives on some victims.

There was a fire on the aircraft as more details were released. The smoke was detected at the front of the jet in the minutes leading up to the crash.

There is now an update.

EgyptAir crash caused by fire due to cigarette & oxygen mask

A new 134-page report by France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation (BEA) has concluded that the EgyptAir crash happened due to a pilot smoking in the cockpit.

• Pilot Mohamed Said Shoukair smoked in the middle of the flight, which was actually allowed under EgyptAir’s rules at the time
• His cigarette ignited oxygen that was leaking from an oxygen mask in the cockpit, causing a fire to break out
• This has been determined based on black box data that captured the sound of the oxygen hissing
• The oxygen mask had been replaced just three days before the crash by a maintenance worker, but for unknown reasons the release valve was set to the emergency position, which can lead to leaks

The crash is being investigated by French authorities because of a manslaughter case being heard by the Paris Court of Appeals.

Egypt has refused to release its own report into the crash, and has dismissed the findings of the BEA. The 1999 crash of EgyptAir 990 was caused by a mechanical failure, not by one of the pilots crashing the plane into the ground, as INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals

Bottom line

Six years ago, an EgyptAir A320 crashed into the sea. Egyptian authorities initially claimed it was due to terrorism, but it became clear that there was a fire onboard.

A new report suggests that the cause of the crash was a fire that started when one of the pilots lit a cigarette. The oxygen mask that was replaced a few days prior to the flight wasn't switched to the right setting.

What do you think about the latest report on the crash?