Algiers – Antananarivo

On November 16, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Algiers – Antananarivo experienced a crash involving Bloch MB.120, operated by Air Afrique, with the event recorded near Mbandaka Équateur.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While approaching the city of Coquilhatville (now Mbandaka) from the north, the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances on an island located on the River Congo, some 40 km north of Coquilhatville. All three crew were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ANJX, MSN 1, year of manufacture 1934.