El Oued – Biskra – Alger – Marseille – Paris

On April 8, 1957 at 12:00 AM, El Oued – Biskra – Alger – Marseille – Paris experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Biskra Biskra.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

32 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Biskra Airport, while climbing, the left engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed less than one km from the airfield and was destroyed upon impact. All 32 occupants have been killed. Crew: Jean-Marie Girardeau-Montaut, pilot, M. Leclerc, copilot, M. Vergnolle, radio operator, M. Lageat, mechanic, M. Ramel, steward.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BEIK, MSN 14411/25856, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.2231°, 5.7093°.