Gameel Al-Batouti ( ; also rendered " Gamil El Batouti " or " El Batouty " in U.S. official reports ; 2 February 1940 – 31 October 1999 ) was a pilot for EgyptAir and a former officer for the Egyptian Air Force . On 31 October 1999 , all 217 people aboard EgyptAir Flight 990 were killed when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about southeast of Nantucket Island , Massachusetts . The US National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) stated that the crash was caused by a series of control inputs made by Al-Batouti , who was in the position of relief first officer in command at the time of the crash , but that the reason for his inputs was " not determined "
EgyptAir Flight 990
EgyptAir Flight 990
Gameel Al-Batouti