What is Flash Airlines Flight 604?
'''Flash Airlines Flight 604''', a [[Boeing 737-300]], was a flight from Sharm El Sheikh, [[Egypt]], to [[Paris]], [[France]], via [[Cairo]]. On January 3, 2004 the plane crashed into the [[Red Sea]] just moments after take-off at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. The crash results the deaths of all 135 passengers and 13 crew members on board. The cause of the crash remains disputed, but it was suggested to be spatial disorientation by the Captain. {{Infobox aircraft occurrence | occurrence_type = Accident | name = Flash Airlines Flight 604 | image = 174ak - Flash Airlines Boeing 737-3Q8, SU-ZCF@ZRH,30.03.2002 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = SU-ZCF, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in March 2002 | date = 3 January 2004 | site = [[Red Sea]] near [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport]], [[Sharm el-Sheikh]], Egypt | summary = Loss of control and crash into sea after takeoff; cause disputed * [[Spatial disorientation]] ([[National Transportation Safety Board|NTSB]]/[[Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety|BEA]]) * Undetermined, possible mechanical failure ([[Ministry of Civil Aviation (Egypt)|MCA]]) | coordinates = {{coord|27|50|N|34|23|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:EG}} | occupants = 148 | passengers = 135 | crew = 13 | fatalities = 148 | survivors = 0 | aircraft_type = [[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-3Q8]] | origin = [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport]], [[Sharm el-Sheikh]], Egypt | stopover = [[Cairo International Airport]], [[Cairo]], Egypt | destination = [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], [[Paris]], France | operator = [[Flash Airlines]] | tail_number = {{Airreg|SU|ZCF}} | aircraft_name = ''Nour'' | IATA = 7K604 | ICAO = FSH604 | callsign = FLASH 604 }} The crash remains Egypt's deadliest air-disaster, until the bombing of [[Kogalymavia Flight 9268]], with 224 deaths. The crash is also the worst crash of a Boeing 737-300. == Accident == The flight took off at 04:44 Eastern European Time (0244 GMT) from [[runway]] 22R