Africa

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant fate unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

On final approach to Uli Airstrip, the four engine aircraft was too low, struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located few km short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed. They were completing a humanitarian mission on behalf of the International committee of the Red Cross.

Shortly after takeoff from Lusaka Airport, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, the airplane went out of control and crashed. A crew member survived while three other occupants were killed.

The crew was cleared to start an ILS semi-direct approach to Douala Airport when contact was lost. The wreckage was found three days later in a prairie located 80 km northeast of Douala. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members who were completing a cargo flight.

Crashed upon landing at Uli Airfield while on a humanitarian mission, killing all four crew members.

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.

After its departure from Tadjoura Airport, while cruising at a height of 300 feet, the aircraft struck a flock of birds (cranes). Some propeller blades detached while boths carburettors were blocked. Due to powerplant malfunction, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane some 14 km off Khor Ambadu. The crew of a merchant ship was quickly on the scene and able to rescue all four occupants while the aircraft sank and was lost. It was later reported that the cranes hit by the plane weighed at least six kilos each.

Crashed while taking off from Uli Airstrip, Biafra. The four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed. The exact cause of the accident remains unclear but unconfirmed report stated that the crew took off from the wrong runway according to existing conditions.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean off River Cess Town. Occupant's fate unknown.