Boeing 737 CN-RGF accident near Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2024
Boeing 737, registration CN-RGF, operated by Royal Air Maroc, was involved in an incident near Cairo, Egypt on July 17, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA242 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 51 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 37,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 05:12 UTC, at 1,325 ft and 146 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 8 km from Cairo Intl (HECA).
The nearest weather report, from HECA (8 km away), showed wind 40° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 86N/W registered in Morocco (Mode S 0200EB).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- July 17, 2024
- Location
- Cairo, Egypt
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- CN-RGF
- Operator
- Royal Air Maroc
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA242 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Cairo Intl (HECA)
- Recorded flight
- 51 min, max 37,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 05:12 UTC, 1,325 ft, 146 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA24WA242; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.