Rafik Fayez Iskander Birth: Sep. 1, 1959 Death: Oct. 31, 1999 age: 40 yrs residence: Lakewood, Ohio On 31 October 1999, the Boeing 767 operating the route crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, about 60 miles (97 km) south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, killing all 217 people on board. The flight was carrying 203 passengers from seven countries (Canada, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, Syria, United States, and Zimbabwe). Of the total people on board, 100 were American, 89 were Egyptian, 22 were Canadian, and the others were of varying nationalities. Of the passengers, four were non-revenue EgyptAir crew members. Of the passengers, 32 boarded in Los Angeles, while the rest boarded in New York. Many of the passengers were elderly Americans who intended to visit Egypt as tourists. Rafik Fayez was a marketing manager for a Cleveland publishing company, Penton Publishing. He was an Egyptian emigrant who came to the United States in 1965 at the age of 6. He was from Alexandria, the great metropolis founded by Alexander the Great. He shared a home with Dr. Stephen Reinhart, who was also on the plane. They were on a four week vacation to visit friends.