Djibouti - Djibouti

On February 3, 1982 at 07:30 AM, Djibouti - Djibouti experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Djibouti All Djibouti.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

36 people were known to be on board, 36 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 32, passenger fatalities: 32, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Djibouti City on a local paratroopers training mission. While flying by night, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Garbi (1,700 meters high) located northwest of Assal Lake. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 36 occupants were killed, among them seven officers, five non-commissioned officers, one Navy officer, 23 Corporals and legionaries. Crew: Cmd Dalmasso, Cmd Couillaud, Cpt Taddéï, Cpt Demange.

Aircraft reference details include registration 140, MSN 140, year of manufacture 1957.