Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Feb 8, 1978, Tamanrasset Taman...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on February 8, 1978 near Tamanrasset Tamanrasset, Algeria with no fatalities. Cause: Hard landing at Tamanrasset-Aguenar...
- Date: February 8, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Tamanrasset Tamanrasset, Algeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hard landing at Tamanrasset-Aguenar Airport; no specific reason identified.
A Douglas C-49 (N189UM) operated by Aero Service Corporation on a private flight from Oran to Tamanrasset, Algeria, landed hard on 8 February 1978 and came to rest. All three crew members were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.