NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
March 27, 2006

NTSB OPENS PUBLIC DOCKET ON FLASH AIRLINES ACCIDENT

On January 3, 2004, a Boeing 737-300 (SU-ZCF) operated by Flash Airlines, an Egyptian charter company, crashed into the Red Sea shortly after takeoff from Sharm El-Sheikh, en route to Paris, France, via Cairo. The airplane was carrying 135 passengers and 13 crewmembers; there were no survivors.

The investigation was led by the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation. The U.S., as the country of manufacture, participated under the terms of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

The public docket includes detailed NTSB comments on the Egyptian draft of the final accident report, a summary of those comments, and a transmittal letter. These documents are available on the NTSB's web site at: http://www.ntsb.gov/events/2006/flashairlines/default.htm

The complete docket, including the Egyptian final report, can be obtained by contacting the NTSB's Records Management Division at 202-314-6551 or 800-877-6799.

NTSB Media Contact: Paul Schlamm
(202) 314-6100
schlamp@ntsb.gov