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1967 Air Algérie DC-4 Crash
On 11 April 1967, a DC-4 was flying a domestic flight from Algiers to Tamanrasset with stops in Ghardaïa, Hassi Messaroud, In Amenas and Djanet, all in Algeria. When the aircraft was on approach to Tamanrasset, it descended too low and struck a mountain, killing all but 4 of the 39 people on board. Aircraft 7T-VAU was a Douglas DC-4 that first flew in 1943. It was powered by 4 piston engines. Flight On the night approach to Tamanrasset the plane descended too low and struck a mountainside, 300 meters below the summit. The impact forces and the ensuing fire killed 35 of the 39 people on board and severely injured the 4 survivors (2 Algerians, 2 Swiss). References {{aviation-accident-stub Aviation accidents and incidents in 1967 Aviation accidents and incidents in Algeria Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4 1967 disasters in Algeria April 1967 Tamanrasset Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Controlled Flight Into Terrain
In aviation, a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT; usually ) is an aviation accidents and incidents, accident in which an airworthy aircraft, fully under pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a body of water or other obstacle. In a typical CFIT scenario, the aircrew, crew is unaware of the impending collision until impact, or it is too late to avert. The term was coined by engineers at Boeing in the late 1970s. Accidents where the aircraft is out of control at the time of impact, because of mechanical failure or pilot error, are classified instead as uncontrolled flight into terrain, or UFIT. Incidents resulting from the deliberate action of the person at the controls, such as a forced landing, an act of terrorism, or suicide by pilot, are also excluded from the definition of CFIT. According to Boeing in 1997, CFIT was a leading cause of airplane accidents involving the loss of life, causing over 9,000 deaths since the beginning of the commercial jet aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Amenas Airport
In Amenas Airport, also called Zarzaitine Airport , is an airport serving In Amenas, a town in the Illizi Province of southeastern Algeria. It is located east of In Aménas. In 2007, the airport handled 145,070 passengers and had 3,627 aircraft movements. Airlines and destinations References External links Google Maps - In AmenasGreat Circle Mapper - In Amenas* * Airports in Algeria Buildings and structures in Illizi Province {{Algeria-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Disasters In Algeria
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
