Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 November 2012
Aircraft Type: CASA C-295M
Owner/operator: Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza’eriya
Registration Number: 7T-WGF
Location: W of Saint-Germain-du-Teil, Lozre –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: CASA C-295M transport planeCASA C-295M transport plane
Category: Accident
A CASA C-295M transport plane operated by the Algerian Air Force crashed near Saint-Germain-du-Teil, Lozre, France, resulting in the deaths of six persons on board. The aircraft landed on a hillside in an uninhabited area and subsequently caught fire.A CASA C-295M transport plane operated by the Algerian Air Force crashed near Saint-Germain-du-Teil, Lozre, France, resulting in the deaths of six persons on board. The aircraft landed on a hillside in an uninhabited area and subsequently caught fire.
Description
A CASA C-295M transport plane operated by the Algerian Air Force was destroyed in an accident near Saint-Germain-du-Teil, Lozre, France. There were six persons on board; two military personnel and four civilians. All crew members sustained fatal injuries. The airplane came down on a hillside in an uninhabited area and burst into flames.
Source of Information
http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-avion-de-fret-militaire-algerien-s-ecrase-en-lozere-09-11-2012-2306881.php, http://www.midilibre.fr/2012/11/09/trelans-un-avion-militaire-s-ecrase-entre-aveyron-et-lozere,591594.php, http://www.midilibre.fr/2012/11/10/crash-d-un-avion-algerien-les-deux-derniers-corps-retrouves,592113.phphttp://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-avion-de-fret-militaire-algerien-s-ecrase-en-lozere-09-11-2012-2306881.php, http://www.midilibre.fr/2012/11/09/trelans-un-avion-militaire-s-ecrase-entre-aveyron-et-lozere,591594.php, http://www.midilibre.fr/2012/11/10/crash-d-un-avion-algerien-les-deux-derniers-corps-retrouves,592113.phpPrimary Cause
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