Colomb-Béchar – Algiers

On October 20, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Colomb-Béchar – Algiers experienced a crash involving Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Aïn Defla Aïn Defla.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Colomb-Béchar to Algiers, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Djebel Doui, south of Aïn Defla. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed. The flight was operated on behalf of the Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre (ALAT).

Aircraft reference details include registration 068, MSN 114, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.1708°, 1.7497°.