Dakar - Agadir

On December 8, 1988 at 12:00 AM, Dakar - Agadir experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-7, operated by T %26 G Aviation, with the event recorded near Bir Moghreïn Tiris Zemmour.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route from Dakar to Agadir, while cruising at the altitude of 11,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile. An engine detached and out of control, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a desert area near Bir Moghreïn. All five occupants were killed. They were on their way to Agadir on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development.

Aircraft reference details include registration N284, MSN 45203, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.2311°, -11.5810°.