Though Egyptian authorities disputed the claim, aviation safety officials in France and the U.S. cited "spatial disorientation" as the likely cause based on evidence available, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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On Friday, an Egyptian man was charged with making false statements to FBI agents about a hand-held aviation radio found after the September 11 attacks in his 51st-floor room in a hotel across the street from the World Trade Center.

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Egyptian government spokesman Alaa Hadidi announced that the Cabinet will form a committee from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to investigate Tuesday's accident, EgyNews said.

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