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Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV near Al Sarah: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J5-GBE
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Khartoum - Tunis
MSN:
7 73 108 10
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a special flight from Khartoum to Tunis, carrying 10 passengers, among them Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew lost his orientation while flying in a sandstorm. Due to fuel shortage, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located 100 km southeast of Al Sarah (Majin al Ma`sarah). Upon landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and both engines before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All 10 passengers were rescued while all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 100 in Dori: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J5-GBB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kano - Bamako - Bissau
MSN:
10119
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft already completed other rotations that day between Bamako and Kano and was returning empty, carrying three Palestinian crew members. En route from Kano to Bamako at dusk, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to report his position. For unknown reasons, he failed to contact Ouagadougou and Niamey ACC. After few dozen minutes, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in Dori when the right wing struck a tree and was torn off. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in an open field located few km from Dori Airport. Two occupants were seriously injured while a third crew was killed. The following day, both survivors died from their injuries.
Probable cause:
The crew did not file any flight plan and the accident was the consequence of negligences on part of the crew.