1967 Air Algérie DC-4 crash
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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.
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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 |
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