Accident Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) F-BELK, Sunday 20 April 1958

Date:	Sunday 20 April 1958
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Type:	Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator:	Air France
Registration:	F-BELK
MSN:	7451
Year of manufacture:	1943
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near In Salah Airport (INZ) - Algeria
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport (ALG/DAAG)
Destination airport:	In Salah Airport (INZ/DAUI)

Narrative:
The Air France DC-4 operated on a flight from Algiers (ALG) to Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) via In Salah (INZ). The crew attempted to land at In Salah in the middle of a sand storm. The main undercarriage struck a rocky dune, tearing off the landing gear and both inner (no.2 and no.3 engines). The airplane landed on its belly.

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photo (c) Odile Péraud; In Salah Airport (INZ/DAUI); 21 April 1958