Dakar - Lanzarote
Flight / Schedule
Dakar - Lanzarote
Aircraft
Dornier DO228Registration
D-IGVN
MSN
7039
Year of Manufacture
1984
Operator
Alfred Wegener InstituteDate
February 24, 1985 at 05:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Desert
Crash Location
Dakhla Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira
Region
Africa • Western Sahara
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On February 24, 1985 at 05:30 PM, Dakar - Lanzarote experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Alfred Wegener Institute, with the event recorded near Dakhla Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira.
The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was returning to Germany following an expedition in the South Pole (Antarctica). The aircraft departed Dakar on a leg to Lanzarote, and was following another Dornier DO228 from the same Alfred Wegener Institute christened Polar 2 that was flying higher than Polar 3. En route, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in a desert area located south of Dakhla. All three crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-IGVN, MSN 7039, year of manufacture 1984.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was returning to Germany following an expedition in the South Pole (Antarctica). The aircraft departed Dakar on a leg to Lanzarote, and was following another Dornier DO228 from the same Alfred Wegener Institute christened Polar 2 that was flying higher than Polar 3. En route, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in a desert area located south of Dakhla. All three crew members were killed.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Dakar - Lanzarote
Operator
Alfred Wegener InstituteFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Desert
Region / Country
Africa • Western Sahara
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