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EgyptAir Flight 741
EgyptAir Flight 741 was a flight between Cairo International Airport and the now-defunct Nicosia International Airport that crashed on 29 January 1973. All 37 people on board died. It was the fourth accident, and the third with fatalities, involving the newly established EgyptAir.
The plane crashed in the Kyrenia mountain range in Cyprus on its descent while approaching the runway from the north. The resulting explosion, about from Nicosia airport, resulted in a fire which was put out by the Cypriot National Guard. The
Chelyabinsk Oblast after a loss of control following a fire in the baggage compartment, killing all 102 passengers and crew on board.
- 1 October: Aeroflot Flight 1036 (an Il-18V, CCCP-75507), crashed in the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from Adler/Sochi Airport, killing all 109 passengers and crew on board.
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- 29 January: EgyptAir Flight 741 crashed in the Kyrenia mountain range, Cyprus while on approach to Nicosia International Airport, killing all 37 passengers and crew on board.
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