What makes me really sick is the fact that a cause has already been established ( it certainly sounds that way ) , yet this tragedy has only just occured.
With no flight recorder , no real witness reports , no mayday call/ radar contact .
3 scenarios always come to mind when something like this happens .
A) pilot error
B) technical error
C) third party involvement
as stated taking of over water at night is a harsh place to be if ur engine fails , rudder locks up , you not the most confident pilot or if someone has a large sam pointed in ur direction.
from a local news article here in New Zealand
The last major crash by an Egyptian plane took place in May 2002, when a Boeing 767 of the state airline EgyptAir crashed near Tunis airport, killing 15 people.
In October 1999, an EgyptAir Boeing 767 dived into the sea off Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 people on board.
my condolences to everyone involved directly or indirectly by this terrible tragedy, God Bless