Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 31 May 1981
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 20C
Owner/operator: Algerian Government
Registration Number: 7T-VRE
Location: 8 km from Bamako Airport (BKO) –
ÿ Mali
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Falcon 20C corporate jetFalcon 20C corporate jet
Category: Accident
A Falcon 20C corporate jet crashed in bad weather while on approach to Bamako Airport (BKO) in Mali, resulting in the deaths of three crew members. Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Seddick Benyahia survived the accident, who was en route to Freetown, Sierra Leone for a conference on the war in the western Sahara. Mr. Benyahia was killed in May 1982 when his Gulfstream II jet was shot down by an Iraqi Air Force jet.A Falcon 20C corporate jet crashed in bad weather while on approach to Bamako Airport (BKO) in Mali, resulting in the deaths of three crew members. Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Seddick Benyahia survived the accident, who was en route to Freetown, Sierra Leone for a conference on the war in the western Sahara. Mr. Benyahia was killed in May 1982 when his Gulfstream II jet was shot down by an Iraqi Air Force jet.
Description
The Falcon 20C corporate jet was destroyed when it crashed in bad weather while on approach to the Bamako Airport (BKO), Mali. Three crew members died in the accident. The Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Seddick Benyahia survived the accident. He was on his way to Freetown, Sierra Leone for a conference on the war in the western Sahara. Mr. Benyahia was killed in May 1982 when his Gulfstream II jet was shot down by an Iraqi Air Force jet.
Primary Cause
Air collision due to adverse weather conditions during approach to an airport.Air collision due to adverse weather conditions during approach to an airport.Share on:
