McDonnell Douglas MD-83 crash, Jul 24, 2014 (116 killed)
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 accident on July 24, 2014 near Gossi, Tombouctou, Mali with 116 fatalities. Cause: Mali Commission of Inquiry (with BEA...
- Date: July 24, 2014
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- Location: Gossi, Tombouctou, Mali
- Fatalities: 116
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mali Commission of Inquiry (with BEA support): Several factors, including the crew not activating engine anti ice; the engine pressure sensors on the nose cones were probably obstructed by ice crystals, the autothrottle reduced thrust, and the aircraft stalled without a stall recovery by the crew.
On 24 July 2014 a Swiftair MD83 (EC LTV) operating Air Algerie flight AH5017 from Ouagadougou to Algiers with 110 passengers and 6 crew disappeared from radar over the Sahara. The wreckage was found about 50 km from Gossi in southern Mali, and all 116 people on board were killed. The Mali Commission of Inquiry, with technical support from the French BEA, found that ice crystals probably blocked the engine pressure sensors, causing the autothrottle to reduce thrust until the aircraft stalled without crew recovery.