Dassault Falcon 20 crash, May 31, 1981 (3 killed), Bamako
Dassault Falcon 20 accident on May 31, 1981 near Bamako, Bamako City District, Mali with 3 fatalities.
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 20
- Location: Bamako, Bamako City District, Mali
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Dassault Falcon 20C of the Algerian government crashed while on approach to Bamako in stormy weather with severe turbulence, about 8 km short of the runway. Three crew members were killed. The two passengers, Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Seddik Benyahia and his chief of staff, were not killed, and were travelling to Freetown for a conference on the Western Sahara.