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Crash of a Sud-Est Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N near Aïn Naga: 35 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1969 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
Operator:
Registration:
7T-VAK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Marseille – Algiers – Hassi Messaoud
MSN:
73
YOM:
1961
Location:
Aïn Naga
Biskra
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
35
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a charter flight from Marseille to Hassi Messaoud with an intermediate stop in Algiers, carrying French technicians flying to the Oil facilities in Hassi Messaoud. While in cruising altitude by night, an electrical short-circuit occurred in the cockpit panel, causing smoke to spread. The crew declared an emergency and elected to divert to Biskra Airport. While descending to Biskra, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a desert area located near Aïn Naga, some 40 km southeast of Biskra. Both pilots were seriously injured while all 35 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Electrical short-circuit in the cockpit panel in flight.

Crash of a Douglas DC-4 in Tamanrasset: 35 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1967 at 2014 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-4
Operator:
Registration:
7T-VAU
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Algiers – Ghardaïa – Hassi Messaoud – In Amenas – Djanet – Tamanrasset
MSN:
3065
YOM:
1943
Location:
Tamanrasset
Tamanrasset
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
35
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was completing a flight from Algiers to Tamanrasset with intermediate stops in Ghardaïa, Hassi Messaoud, In Amenas and Djanet. It was scheduled that some tourists should embark at Djanet Airport but for unknown reason, no one embarked or disembarked at Djanet. While approaching Tamanrasset Airport by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a mountain slope located 8 km from the airport and exploded. The wreckage was found about 300 meters below the summit and the aircraft was completely destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Four passengers were seriously injured (two Algerians and two Swiss) while all 35 other occupants were killed, among them Swiss and French tourists.
The Swiss citizens killed were:
Peter Messikommer,
Reinhard Wyss,
Hans Grieshaber,
Christina Grieshaber,
Wilhelm Leisinger,
Othmar Lienhard,
Fritz Matter,
Emma Holenstein,
Jacques Bachmann,
Werner Luethy,
Raymond Dorner,
Gilberte Dorner,
Anne-Marie Lombard,
Michel Sechy,
Mrs. Sechy,
Juerg Sechy.
Those who survived were:
Jacques Lombard,
Aurelio Fogacci.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-15-DC Skymaster in Algiers

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
7T-VAC
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10421
YOM:
1944
Location:
Algiers-Dar El Beïda
Algiers
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a ground accident at Algiers-Dar El Beïda Airport. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK in Hassi Messaoud

Date & Time: May 22, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-OAVR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14520/25965
YOM:
1944
Location:
Hassi Messaoud
Ouargla
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Hassi Messaoud Airport. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed L-749A Constellation in Algiers

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAZG
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Algiers – Paris
MSN:
2626
YOM:
1950
Location:
Algiers
Algiers
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport, the aircraft caught fire for unknown reason. The captain immediately abandoned the takeoff procedure and completed an emergency braking maneuver. The aircraft came to rest in flames on the runway, and while all occupants were evacuated safely, the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a SNCASO SO.30P-1 Bretagne in Paris

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1951
Type of aircraft:
SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne
Operator:
Registration:
F-OAIY
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris – Algiers
MSN:
12
Location:
Paris-Orly
Val-de-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The right main undercarriage leg retracted suddenly while the aircraft was on a take-off run. The right wing struck the ground and slewed the aircraft round in the opposite direction. Fire broke out in the cargo hold but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated. The aircraft and cargo were about 80% destroyed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the sudden retraction of the right leg of the main landing gear could not be determined. However, the assumption that a tire on the right main gear burst during takeoff is not ruled out.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK in Lyon

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1949 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-BCYO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Algiers – Lyon
MSN:
12101
YOM:
1943
Location:
Lyon-Bron
Rhône
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On landing, the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest with the cockpit separated from the fuselage. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Marcel Riquier, pilot,
Robert Godard, flight engineer,
Pierre Chevallier, radio navigator.
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