Oran - Toulouse

On April 21, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Oran - Toulouse experienced a crash involving Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), operated by Hemet Exploration, with the event recorded near Mediterranean Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Radar and radio contacts were lost while the aircraft was flying over the Mediterranean Sea on a flight from Oran to Toulouse. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned six days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the four occupants was found. It is believed that the aircraft crashed into the sea south of Balearic Islands.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BJBY, MSN 7390, year of manufacture 1942.