Quantum Air Flight 67

Quantum Air Flight 67 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Rochester International Airport in Rochester, Minnesota to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt. On September 21, 2010, the Ilyushin II-76M had an engine malfunction and crashed into a cliff near Getxo, Spain. All 82 passengers on board were killed. The accident was caused due to a faulty jet engine that the manufacturer knew about.

Aircraft
The Quantum Air Flight 67 was an Ilyushin II-76M (registration N259U). The aircraft was built and had its first flight in 2001. The crew included pilot Gregg Hillsborough, First Officer Abdullah Raheem Khan, and flight attendants Michelle Toffan, Marcia Windell, James Pythor, and Nathan Sears. The aircraft had a load factor of 234 passengers, but with 76 passengers on September 21, the load factor was 76 percent. Quantum Air said that Tuesdays were the least-traveled day of the week, with the same factor seen on Sundays in the previous eight months for Flight 67.

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