Aviation accidents in Egypt
The NTSB database holds 20 accidents and incidents in Egypt, recorded between 1998 to 2026. 6 of them were fatal (30%), and 297 people died.
The deadliest year was 2015, with 224 deaths.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and Boeing 777.
12 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
20
Records
6
Fatal
297
Deaths
30%
Share fatal
1998 to 2026
Period
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8 of 20 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 20 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2015 | Airbus A321 | Sinai Peninsula, Egypt | - | Fatal | 224 |
| 19 May 2016 | Airbus A320 | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt Air | Fatal | 66 |
| 15 Dec 2017 | Beechcraft 58 | Qaroun Lake, Egypt | Egyptian Aviation Academy | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jan 2008 | Beechcraft C90B | Port Said, Egypt | Nuclear Center Survey | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Cessna 172 | 6th of October City, Egypt | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Beechcraft KING AIR C90B | Inshas, Egypt | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Boeing 737 | Heliopolis, Egypt | EgyptAir | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Learjet 45 | Cairo, Egypt | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Boeing 737 | Cairo, Egypt | EgyptAir | Unknown | - |
| 19 Sep 2024 | Boeing 737 | Hurghada, Egypt | Skyup Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Boeing 737 | Cairo, Egypt | Royal Air Maroc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Boeing 777 | Ciaro, Egypt | - | Unknown | - |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Airbus A321 | Cairo, Egypt | Turkish Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2022 | 737 800 | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2019 | Bell 412 | Port Said City, Egypt | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2011 | Boeing 777 | Cairo, Egypt | Egyptair | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Boeing 747 | Cairo, Egypt | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 16 Dec 2007 | Boeing 747-228F | Cairo, Egypt | Ethiopian Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2004 | Boeing 737-300 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | - | Unknown | - |
| 12 May 1998 | Boeing 767 | Cairo, Egypt | Ethopian Airlines | No injuries | - |