Douglas DC-4 crash, Apr 11, 1967 (35 killed), Tamanrasset...
Douglas DC-4 accident on April 11, 1967 near Tamanrasset Tamanrasset, Algeria with 35 fatalities.
- Date: April 11, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Tamanrasset Tamanrasset, Algeria
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
The Air Algérie DC 4 was flying a scheduled domestic flight from Algiers to Tamanrasset with intermediate stops. On a night approach to Tamanrasset Airport the crew failed to notice that the altitude was too low, and the aircraft struck a mountain slope about 8 km from the airport and burned. 35 of the 39 occupants were killed, and four passengers survived with serious injuries.