Airbus A321 EI-ETJ

Summary

On 31 October 2015 at about 04:13 local time, a Airbus A321 registered EI-ETJ was involved in an accident near Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. 224 people were on board and 224 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 October 2015 at 04:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A321

Registration

EI-ETJ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA16WA015

224 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A321 airplane, with IAE V2533 engines, that occurred on October 31, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Egyptian's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engines. All investigative information will be released by the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.