Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
Status:
Date:11 APR 1967
Type:Douglas DC-4
Operator:Air Algérie
Registration: 7T-VAU
C/n / msn: 3065
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 33
Total:Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 39
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) (Algeria) show on map
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria
Destination airport:Tamanrasset Airport (TMR/DAAT), Algeria
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountainside in the Sahara.


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport to Tamanrasset Airport as the crow flies is 1548 km (967 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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