Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 8, 1957 (32 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 8, 1957 near Biskra Biskra, Algeria with 32 fatalities. Cause: The cause was the failure of the left...
- Date: April 8, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Biskra Biskra, Algeria
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was the failure of the left engine during the initial climb.
Shortly after takeoff from Biskra on an Air France scheduled service, the left engine failed during the climb. The aircraft stalled and crashed less than a kilometer from the airfield. It was destroyed and all 32 occupants died.