Last updated: 27 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 24 Januar 1979 |
| Zeit: | ca 19:40 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Nord 262A-44 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air Algérie |
| Kennzeichen: | 7T-VSU |
| Werknummer: | 19 |
| Baujahr: | 1966 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Turbomeca Bastan VI-C1 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 20 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 23 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 15 km (9.4 Meilen) von Béchar-Leger Airport (CBH) ( Algerien)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Adrar Airport (AZR/DAUA), Algerien |
| Béchar-Leger Airport (CBH/DAOC), Algerien |
The aircraft descended too low and crashed 15 km short of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Non-compliance with prescribed procedures; lack of crew coordination; faulty altimeter; crew fatigue.
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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 Adrar Airport to Béchar-Leger Airport as the crow flies is 466 km (291 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Adrar Airport to Béchar-Leger Airport as the crow flies is 466 km (291 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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