| Date of Accident: | 31 October 1999 |  |
| Airline: | EgyptAir |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 767-366ER | |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean (off Nantucket) | |
| Registration: | SU-GAP | |
| Previous Registrations: | --- | |
| Flight Number: | 990 | |
| Fatalities: | 217:217 | |
| MSN: | 24542 | |
| Line Number: | 282 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney | |
| Engine Model: | PW4060 | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1989 | |
| Accident Description: | 30 minutes after takeoff from New York on a flight to Cairo, the aircraft suffered an undetermined upset which caused a rapid descent from FL330 to FL191 in 36 seconds. Radar contact was lost at FL191 and the aircraft impacted the Atlantic Ocean shortly after. |
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