Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Jamaica, NY
40.691492°N, 73.805689°W |
Tail number | SU-GDL |
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Accident date | 27 Nov 2017 |
Aircraft type | Boeing 777 |
Additional details: | None |
On November 27, 2017, about 1945 eastern standard time, Egypt Air flight 986, a Boeing 777, SU-GDL, and Virgin Atlantic flight 4C, an Airbus A-330, G-VRAY, collided while taxiing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK), Queens, New York. Both airplanes received substantial damage and there were no injuries to the occupants of either airplane. Both airplanes were operating as a Part 129 international passenger flights. Flight 986 was bound for Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt, and flight 4C was bound for London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, United Kingdom.