The world was rocked as the new plane crash was reported on May 19, 2016. It was Egypt Air 804 which disappeared from radar on the ill-fated date and later on discovered that it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
Many speculations came out as to the real reason of Egypt Air 804 crash. Some sources claim that it could be an obvious terrorist attack as it known that Egypt has its fair share of insurgents and extremist groups. Another angle is that it could be pilot error.
The Airbus A320 of Egypt Air 804 was bound to Cairo from Paris. The plane disappeared from the radar between the Greek islands of Greece and the northern coast of Egypt. There were 66 people on board based on the flight manifesto.
According to The Guardian, an Egypt led investigation immediately commenced as soon as confirmation was made that indeed Egypt Air 804 crashed into the sea and upon retrieval of the black boxes. The investigation was also joined by France and the United States where the engine was made.
Both black boxes of Egypt Air 804 were severely damaged and had to be removed from the seabed where it was found. Its memory units were removed and had to be analyzed in a procedure which could last the course of several weeks.
It was then determined that the Egypt Air 804 made a 90-degree left turn followed by a 360-degree turn to the right before hitting the sea. This flight carried passengers from many nations such as Algeria, Belgium, Britain, Chad, Portugal, Saudi Arabia etc. The flight also had two babies onboard and a little boy.
As added by The Week, the Egypt Air 804's crew was desperately trying to put out the fire few moments before the plane plunged into the Mediterranean and met its doom. This was according to the information gathered from the black box.
Basing on the information from both of Egypt Air 804's black boxes, it was determined that there was smoke coming out of the front toilet. There was also soot found as wreckage were recovered from the ocean.
After six months when this Egypt Air 804 flight may already be forgotten by many, theories and questions are still asked especially by those whose family members were part of the flight. The question of the crash as part of a terrorist attack or pilot error has not been given confirmation.
Various information and circumstantial evidence are still being studied before the final and official report is released. Based on the evidences earlier presented, it could neither be terrorist attack nor pilot error.
It is highly likely that Egypt Air 804 met its doom over the short circuit from the front toilet. There was soot, but no conclusive evidence was presented suggesting a bomb explosion or struggle in the cockpit.
