Desert

The aircraft departed Mexicali Airport with one pilot on board. The goal of the flight was a test experiment on behalf of the Mexican Civil Aviation Authority and various agencies to crash deliberately the aircraft in the Laguna Salada for a television program organized by British, German, Mexican and American Producers. While approaching the desert along the Mexican 5 Highway, about 30 km southwest of Mexicali, the pilot bailed out and the aircraft continued for few seconds in a slightly flat attitude. In a flaps down and gear down configuration, the aircraft touched down hard in a sandy area, lost its undercarriage, crashed and came to rest, broken in two.

The four engine aircraft departed Al Asad AFB at 1102LT on a cargo flight to Baghdad with 7 crew members on board, carrying various goods for the allied forces in Iraq. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the engine n°2 failed and caught fire. The crew declared an emergency and reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a desert area located 22 km southeast of Al-Taqaddum AFB, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area near Atoqah. There were no injuries but the aircraft was destroyed in the accident.

The aircraft departed Aden on a flight to Al Mukalla with 44 soldiers and five crew members on board. While descending to Al Mukalla Airport, both engines stopped. The crew made an emergency landing in a desert area located about 30 km east of Al Mukalla Airport. Twenty people escaped unhurt while 28 others were injured, seven seriously. Unfortunately, the captain was killed.

While flying at a height of about 380 feet, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Omarumba. Both occupants were killed.

The private pilot with about 3,000 hours of reported flight time and no instrument rating departed his home base, Thermal, California, for a short cross-country flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. There was no record of a preflight weather briefing, and no flight plan was filed. When the pilot failed to arrive at his destination, a search was initiated. The wreckage was located 6 days after it departed Thermal with the help of radar data. According to the radar data, the airplane was at 16,100 feet when it started a series of maneuvers while descending. Postcrash examination of the wreckage revealed that the left wing outer panel, aileron, and left engine were located some distance from the main wreckage. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as marginal VFR with thunderstorm cell activity in the area. The airplane did not have a working oxygen system nor was it equipped for instrument flight nor icing conditions.

The aircraft was en route from South Africa to England via Abidjan to take part to an airshow. While cruising over the desert by night, both right engines n°3 and 4 failed. Ten minutes later, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a desert area located some 50 km north of Agwenit, Occidental Sahara. All 19 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

En route from Khartoum to El Otey, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew lost his orientation. Unable to locate his position, the crew was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a desert area located in the region of Al Fashir. All 23 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was completing a special flight from Khartoum to Tunis, carrying 10 passengers, among them Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew lost his orientation while flying in a sandstorm. Due to fuel shortage, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located 100 km southeast of Al Sarah (Majin al Ma`sarah). Upon landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and both engines before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All 10 passengers were rescued while all three crew members were killed.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area while engaged in an illegal contraband flight. There were no casualties. Any correlation with N72522 (DC-6A/B) MSN 44697/598 that may crash in Tlahualilo de Zaragoza, Durango on Feb 17 1992 ?