Dakar – Gao – Algiers
Flight / Schedule
Dakar – Gao – Algiers
Aircraft
Lockheed 14 Super ElectraRegistration
F-ARRF
MSN
1506
Year of Manufacture
1939
Operator
Air FranceDate
January 13, 1943 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Aguelhok Kidal
Region
Africa • Mali
Coordinates
19.4642°, 0.8574°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On January 13, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Dakar – Gao – Algiers experienced a crash involving Lockheed 14 Super Electra, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Aguelhok Kidal.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. While performing a cargo flight from Dakar to Algiers via Gao, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a desert area following an engine failure. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Marc Cariou, pilot, Léopold Gimié, radio navigator, Joseph Lefèvre, flight engineer.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-ARRF, MSN 1506, year of manufacture 1939.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.4642°, 0.8574°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While performing a cargo flight from Dakar to Algiers via Gao, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a desert area following an engine failure. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Marc Cariou, pilot, Léopold Gimié, radio navigator, Joseph Lefèvre, flight engineer.
Cause: Technical failure
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 – Gao – Algiers
Operator
Air FranceFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Mali
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