Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 31 December 1970
Aircraft Type: Nord 262E
Owner/operator: Rousseau Aviation
Registration Number: F-BNGB
Location: 90 km NNE off Algiers, Algeria –
ÿ Mediterranean Sea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident

A Nord 262 aircraft, carrying the Air Liquide football team, experienced a missing flight over the Mediterranean Sea following a distress call from the pilot. The flight was en route between Algiers, Algeria, and Menorca, Balearic Island, Spain.A Nord 262 aircraft, carrying the Air Liquide football team, experienced a missing flight over the Mediterranean Sea following a distress call from the pilot. The flight was en route between Algiers, Algeria, and Menorca, Balearic Island, Spain.
Description
A Nord 262 went missing over the Mediterranean Sea after the pilot issued a distress call. The airplane was en route between Algiers, Algeria and Menorca, Balearic Island, Spain. The airplane carried that Air Liquide football team for a New Year’s day match in Menorca.
Source of Information
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Possible mechanical failure or navigational error.Possible mechanical failure or navigational error.Share on: