Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 18 September 1994
Aircraft Type: BAC One-Eleven 515FB
Owner/operator: Oriental Airlines
Registration Number: 5N-IMO
Location: Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport (TMR) – ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
A BAC One-Eleven passenger plane crashed during a landing attempt at Tamanrasset, Algeria, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and three crew members. The aircraft was chartered to transport the Nigerian football team Iwuanwanyu from Tunis to Lagos. A refueling stop was planned in Tamanrasset, Algeria, with poor visibility due to dust haze.A BAC One-Eleven passenger plane crashed during a landing attempt at Tamanrasset, Algeria, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and three crew members. The aircraft was chartered to transport the Nigerian football team Iwuanwanyu from Tunis to Lagos. A refueling stop was planned in Tamanrasset, Algeria, with poor visibility due to dust haze.

Description

A BAC One-Eleven passenger plane was destroyed during a landing accident at Tamanrasset, Algeria. Two passengers and three crew members were killed. The remaining 28 passengers and four crew members survived with varying degrees of injuries. The airplane was chartered to fly the Nigerian football team Iwuanwanyu from Tunis (TUN), Tunisia back to Lagos, Nigeria after a match for the Africa Cup. A refuelling stop was planned at Tamanrasset (TMR), Algeria. Visibility at Tamanrasset was poor due to dust haze in the early morning daylight. Three landing attempts were made. The fourth approach was not in alignment with either of the two runways. The airplane began to break up during the landing roll, collided with a light pole and a building.

Primary Cause

Poor visibility due to dust haze during the early morning daylight.Poor visibility due to dust haze during the early morning daylight.

Share on:

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *