Accident Cessna 337 Super Skymaster , Friday 15 December 1995
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Date:Friday 15 December 1995
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337 Super Skymaster
Owner/operator:Niger Air Service
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ténéré desert -   Niger
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:airstrip
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Tuareg leader Mano Dayak and others.

Sources:

http://www.liberation.fr/planete/1995/12/18/mort-mysterieuse-d-un-chef-touaregau-niger-l-appareil-transportant-mano-dayak-a-pris-feu-au-decollag_152015
Deister-und Weserzeitung 21 August 1996, p27
Mano Dayak

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Apr-2018 11:40 gerard57 Added
08-Apr-2018 09:56 gerard57 Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ]
20-May-2018 09:49 harro Updated [Date, Source, ]
27-Jun-2025 20:14 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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