Boeing 737-500 crash, May 7, 2002 (14 killed), Tunis-Cart...
Boeing 737-500 accident on May 7, 2002 near Tunis-Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia with 14 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to control the final...
- Date: May 7, 2002
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
- Location: Tunis-Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew failed to control the final approach by starting the descent before the approach fix. Poor weather, weaknesses in the pilots' training on VOR/DME approaches and limited experience on the type were contributing factors.
An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 on flight MS843 from Cairo was on a VOR/DME approach to Tunis-Carthage in poor visibility. The crew started the final descent early and the aircraft struck a fence on a hilltop about 6.6 km short of the runway. Fourteen people were killed and dozens were injured.