Algiers - Basel

On August 29, 1974 at 04:45 PM, Algiers - Basel experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by Masin Aircraft Company, with the event recorded near Valence-Chabeuil Drôme.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route on a positioning flight from Algiers to Basel, the crew encountered technical problems with the right engine that failed following a loss of hydraulic pressure. The decision to divert to Valence-Chabeuil Airport for an emergency landing was taken. Eventually, the crew was forced to make a belly landing in an open field located few km from the airfield. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N90569, MSN 48, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.9256°, 4.9213°.