Status: | |
Datum: | Montag 26 Dezember 1994 |
Zeit: | 17:00 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Airbus A300B2-1C |
Fluggesellschaft: | Air France |
Kennzeichen: | F-GBEC |
Werknummer: | 104 |
Baujahr: | 1980-02-28 (14 years 10 months) |
Betriebsstunden: | 22651 |
Anzahl Zyklen der Zelle: | 20155 |
Triebwerk: | 2 General Electric CF6-50C2R |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 170 |
Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Marseille-Provence Airport (MRS) ( Frankreich)
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Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algerien |
Flug nach: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), Frankreich |
Flugnummer: | AF8969 |
Unfallbericht:On December 24, 1994 the aircraft was hijacked at Algiers by 4 members of the GIA (Groupe Islamique Armee). The aircraft was flown to Marseille two days later. The hijacking was a protest against French political, military and economical support to the Algerian government. The aircraft was stormed, causing substantial damage to the cockpit.
All four hijackers and three passengers were killed.
Informationsquelle:
» Air Safety Week 6 February 1995(3-4)
» Airbus Monthly Service Report/ Thanom
Fotos
accident date:
26-12-1994type: Airbus A300B2-1C
registration: F-GBEC
accident date:
26-12-1994type: Airbus A300B2-1C
registration: F-GBEC
accident date:
26-12-1994type: Airbus A300B2-1C
registration: F-GBEC
Map
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-Houari Boumediene Airport to Paris-Orly Airport as the crow flies is 1331 km (832 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.