- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 27, 1979 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Off Dakar, Senegal |
Operator: | Military - Mauritanian Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Bouceif - Dakar |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
Registration: | 5T-MAX |
cn / ln: | 088 |
Aboard: | 12 (passengers:7 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:7 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a blinding sandstorm. The pilot, unable to land due to the sandstorm headed out to sea for another approach when the accident occurred. |
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