ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35A D-CFAX Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport (TMR)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Saturday 25 October 2014
Time:15:13
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 35A
Operator:FAI Air Service
Registration: D-CFAX
MSN: 35A-135
First flight: 1977
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport (TMR) (   Algeria)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport (TMR/DAAT), Algeria
Destination airport:Bata Airport (BSG/FGBT), Equatorial Guinea
Narrative:
The Learjet 35A ambulance plane sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport (TMR), Algeria.
During takeoff the crew heard a loud bang and they decided to abort the takeoff. The airplane could not be stopped on the remaining runway and overran.

Classification:
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion (overrun)

Sources:
» El Watan, 26-10-2014
» BFU 2X003-14


Photos

photo of Learjet-35A-D-CFAX
accident date: 25-10-2014
type: Learjet 35A
registration: D-CFAX
 

Map
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 Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport to Bata Airport as the crow flies is 2357 km (1473 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.
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