Geneva – Dakar – Niamey – Khartoum – Mecca

On May 15, 1960 at 10:57 PM, Geneva – Dakar – Niamey – Khartoum – Mecca experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-4, operated by Balair - Switzerland, with the event recorded near Tora Tonga South Darfur (<U+062C><U+0646><U+0648><U+0628> <U+062F><U+0627><U+0631><U+0641><U+0648><U+0631>).

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a positioning flight from Geneva to Mecca with intermediate stop at Dakar, Niamey and Khartoum, carrying a crew of ten and two Swiss journalists. While overflying Sudan by night at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Djebel Marra. The wreckage was located few hours later. The airplane was destroyed and all 12 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-ILA, MSN 43072, year of manufacture 1946.