What happened
During a scheduled survey operation, an unidentified aircraft entered Egyptian airspace and was subsequently targeted by an Egyptian surface-to-air missile. The impact caused the plane to crash within a desert region situated near Suez.
Of the eight people on board, there were seven fatalities and one crew member who managed to survive the incident. The aircraft was operating in a survey capacity at the time of the loss.
Findings
Official investigations concluded that the destruction of the aircraft was the direct result of being shot down by a surface-to-air missile following its penetration into sovereign Egyptian airspace.