EgyptAir Flight 864

EgyptAir Flight 864
SU-AXA, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1974
Accident
Date25 December 1976 (1976-12-25)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site
Total fatalities71
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707-366C
Aircraft nameRamesses II
OperatorEgyptAir
IATA flight No.MS864
ICAO flight No.MSR864
Call signEGYPTAIR 864
RegistrationSU-AXA
Flight originRome Fiumicino Airport, Italy
1st stopoverCairo International Airport, Egypt
2nd stopoverSantacruz Airport, India
Last stopoverDon Mueang International Airport, Thailand
DestinationTokyo International Airport, Japan
Occupants52
Passengers43
Crew9
Fatalities52
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities19

EgyptAir Flight 864 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Tokyo International Airport, via Cairo, Bombay, and Bangkok. On 25 December 1976, the Boeing 707 crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok. All 52 people on board were killed, and 19 plus on the ground in the crash.