Learjet 36 crash, Sep 26, 1995, Zarzaitine-In Amenas
Learjet 36 accident on September 26, 1995 near Zarzaitine-In Amenas, Illizi, Algeria with no fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a...
- Date: September 26, 1995
- Aircraft: Learjet 36
- Location: Zarzaitine-In Amenas, Illizi, Algeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a visual approach at night in limited visibility. The crew did not recognise that the aircraft's altitude was too low.
A Learjet 36A ambulance flight operated by Executive Jet Aviation of Switzerland was landing at Zarzaitine-In Amenas at night when it struck a sand dune short of runway 23. The undercarriage was torn off and the jet came to rest about 3 km short of the runway, where it caught fire and was destroyed. The two doctors on board escaped uninjured, while the co-pilot was slightly injured and the captain was seriously injured.