Plane crashes in Mauritania

8 crashes in Mauritania since 1980, with 140 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 8
• Fatal crashes: 6
• Fatalities: 140
• First recorded: August 7, 1980
• Most recent: July 12, 2012

Deadliest

1. July 1, 1994: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Tidjikdja, Tagant, Mauritania (80 fatalities)
2. May 12, 1998: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, Néma, Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania (39 fatalities)
3. April 5, 1996: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania (8 fatalities)
4. July 12, 2012: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Nouakchott, Nouakchott City District, Mauritania (7 fatalities)
5. December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Xian (2)
• Antonov (1)
• Britten-Norman (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Fokker (1)
• Harbin (1)
• Tupolev (1)

Aircraft

• Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100 (2)
• Antonov AN-12 (1)
• Britten-Norman Islander (1)
• Douglas DC-7 (1)
• Fokker F28 Fellowship (1)
• Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 (1)
• Tupolev TU-154 (1)

Years

• 1980 (2)
• 1988 (1)
• 1994 (1)
• 1996 (1)
• 1998 (1)
• 2001 (1)
• 2012 (1)

All crashes

• July 12, 2012: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Nouakchott, Nouakchott City District, Mauritania (7 fatalities)
• April 10, 2001: Antonov AN-12, Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania (0 fatalities)
• May 12, 1998: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, Néma, Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania (39 fatalities)
• April 5, 1996: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania (8 fatalities)
• July 1, 1994: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Tidjikdja, Tagant, Mauritania (80 fatalities)
• December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
• September 6, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Mauritania, All Mauritania, Mauritania (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 1980: Tupolev TU-154, Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania (1 fatality)