AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS MECHANICAL FAILURE OR SUICIDE? (2) The NTSB (USA) View of the Crash of EgyptAir Flight 990

On October 31 1999 EgyptAir flight 990 a Boeing 767-366ER crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 60 miles south of Nantucket Massachusetts. All 217 people on board were killed and the airplane was destroyed. According to the NTSB the impact with the Atlantic Ocean was a result of the relief first officer's flight control inputs. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the accident is a result of the relief first officer's flight control inputs. The reason for the relief first officer's actions was not determined.