1967 Air Algérie DC-4 crash

Aviation incident in Algeria 1967 Air Algérie DC-4 crash American Airlines NC90423.jpg 1.16 A Douglas DC-4, similar to the accident aircraft Accident 1967 04 11 y Controlled flight into terrain Tamanrasset, Algeria Douglas DC-4 Air Algérie 7T-VAU Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport, Algiers, Algeria Ghardaïa Airport, Ghardaïa, Algeria Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria In Amenas Airport, In Amenas, Algeria Djanet Inedbirene Airport, Djanet, Algeria Tamanrasset Airport, Tamanrasset, Algeria 39 33 6 35 4 4 On 11 April 1967, a DC-4 was flying a domestic flight from Algiers to Tamanrasset with stops in Ghardaïa, Hassi Messaoud, In Amenas and Djanet, all in Algeria. When the aircraft was on approach to Tamanrasset, it descended too low and struck a mountain, killing all but 4 of the 39 people on board. Aircraft 7T-VAU was a Douglas DC-4 that first flew in 1943. It was powered by 4 piston engines. 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 (2 Algerians, 2 Swiss). ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4 7T-VAU Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670411-0 2022-05-20 aviation-safety.net CRASH OF A DOUGLAS DC-4 IN TAMANRASSET: 35 KILLED https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-4-tamanrasset-35-killed 2022-05-20 www.baaa-acro.com References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1967 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Algeria Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4 Category:1967 disasters in Algeria Category:April 1967 in Africa Category:Tamanrasset Province