A Fatal Plunge Towards The Water | Egypt Air 990 | Death And Denial | Mayday: Air Disaster

On October 31st, 1999, Egypt Air Flight 990 is heading out over the Atlantic Ocean to Cairo. Dinner is being served, when suddenly, the plane begins plunging toward the water. Minutes later, all 217 people on board are dead.

Can you work out how this disaster happened?

From Season 3 Episode 8 "Death And Denial": There was no distress signal, no obvious sign of malfunction. Did a bomb bring the plane down? Is there a mechanical fault with one of the most popular airliners in the world? As pieces of the plane are pulled from the ocean, the mystery deepens.

Investigators pore over the wreckage. Tiny rivets in the plane that help control the elevators were broken before the crash. Egypt Air insists this was the cause of the tragedy, but the National Transportation Safety Board pushes further.

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