1967 Air Algérie DC-4 crash
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Accident | |
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Date | 11 April 1967 (1967-04-11) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
Operator | Air Algérie |
Registration | 7T-VAU |
Flight origin | Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport, Algiers, Algeria |
1st stopover | Ghardaïa Airport, Ghardaïa, Algeria |
2nd stopover | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria |
3rd stopover | In Amenas Airport, In Amenas, Algeria |
Last stopover | Djanet Inedbirene Airport, Djanet, Algeria |
Destination | Tamanrasset Airport, Tamanrasset, Algeria |
Occupants | 39 |
Passengers | 33 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 35 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 4 |
On 11 April 1967, a DC-4 was flying a domestic flight from Algiers to Tamanrasset with several intermediate stops when on approach, it descended too low and struck a mountain.
Aircraft
7T-VAU was a Douglas DC-4 that first flew in 1943. It was powered by 4 piston engines.[1]
Flight
On the night approach to Tamanrasset the plane descended too low and struck a mountainside, 300 meters below the summit. The impact forces and the ensuing fire killed 35 of the 39 people on board and severely injured the 4 survivors. [1][2]
References
- ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4 7T-VAU Tamanrasset Airport (TMR)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "CRASH OF A DOUGLAS DC-4 IN TAMANRASSET: 35 KILLED". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
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