Ouagadougou - Algiers

On July 24, 2014 at 01:47 AM, Ouagadougou - Algiers experienced a crash involving McDonnell Douglas MD-83, operated by Swiftair, with the event recorded near Gossi Tombouctou.

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

116 people were known to be on board, 116 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 110, passenger fatalities: 110, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The Swiftair MD-83 was performing flight AH5017 on behalf of Air Algérie (this regular schedule is performed four times a week). The aircraft left Ouagadougou at 0117Z and was attempting to land in Algiers at 0510LT but failed to arrive. 116 people (110 passengers and a crew of 6) were on board. The last position of the MD-83 was west of Gao, Mali. In the evening of July 24 (some 16 hours after the aircraft disappearance), the wreckage was eventually located and spotted some 50 km west of the city of Gossi, south Mali. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and no survivors was found among the 116 occupants. At the time of the accident, bad weather conditions with storm activity, winds, turbulence and icing was confirmed over the region of Gao, until an altitude of 40,000 feet. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was flying west of this marginal weather area and referring to the French BEA graphic, the aircraft did not properly get around this turbulent area. It was confirmed the aircraft started a left turn from the altitude of 31,000 feet and then spiraled to the ground in less than three minutes (140° bank left and 80° nose down until impact). The last position recorded by the FDR at 0147LT and 15 seconds was at the altitude of 1,600 feet (490 meters) and at a speed of 380 KIAS (740 km/h) with a very high rate of descent.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-LTV, MSN 53190/2148, year of manufacture 1996.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 15.8197°, -1.3101°.