Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 APR 1958 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BELK |
| C/n / msn: | 7451 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near In Salah Airport (INZ) (Algeria) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria |
| In Salah Airport (INZ/DAUI), Algeria |
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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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-Maison Blanche Airport to In Salah Airport as the crow flies is 1045 km (653 miles).
Distance from Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport to In Salah Airport as the crow flies is 1045 km (653 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.
