Report reveals the cause of the EgyptAir plane crash in 2016

An official report revealed that the crash of the ill-fated EgyptAir airliner in 2016, in which all 66 passengers died, was caused by a fire in the cockpit after the pilot's "cigarette" caught fire, and oxygen leaked from the emergency mask.

And the report published by Egyptian media, quoting the British newspaper, The Independent, indicated that investigators in the crash of the EgyptAir MS804 - Airbus A320, during its flight from Paris to Cairo, claimed that the first captain was smoking at an altitude of 37,000 feet a short time ago. from the plane crash.

According to the newspaper, investigators followed up in the official report sent to the Court of Appeal in Paris last month, that the fire may have started in the cockpit due to a combination of a lit cigarette and oxygen escaping from the co-pilot's mask.

The report claimed that Egyptian pilots regularly smoked in the cockpit and that this practice was not prohibited by the airline at the time of the crash.

He pointed out that the oxygen mask was changed three days ago and set to the emergency mode designed for smoke or fumes in the cockpit, which means that 100% of the oxygen was provided under constant pressure.

In May 2016, EgyptAir announced that flight 804 between Charles de Gaulle Airport in France and Cairo Airport had disappeared from radar after entering Egyptian airspace 10 miles away with 66 passengers on board.

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