Al-Gorah - Sainte-Catherine

On May 6, 2007 at 09:10 AM, Al-Gorah - Sainte-Catherine experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near at-Tamad Dakahlia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The Twin Otter departed Al-Gorah on a flight to Sainte-Catherine, carrying 8 passengers (among them six membres of the French Air Force) and one Canadian pilot. En route, he contacted ATC and reported technical problems. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft collided with a Jordan truck carrying glass and crashed, bursting into flames. Both truck drivers were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed and all 9 occupants were killed. The flight was operated by the French Air Force on behalf of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) based in the Sinai area. French Air Force members killed: Cptn Laurence Briançon-Forest, Lt Guillaume Pike, SgtC Yann Poilly, SgtC Laurent Pottier, SgtC Hervé Bouffenie, Sgt Julien Flégo.

Aircraft reference details include registration 742/F-RACB, MSN 742, year of manufacture 1981.