Date: | March 06, 2003 |
Location: | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
Aircraft: | Boeing B-737-2T4 |
Reg: | 7T-VEZ |
Airline: | Air Algerie |
Flight No: | 6289 |
Fatalities: | 103 : 102 |
The starboard engine caught fire and failed while the plane was attempting to take off. The aircraft continued about 2,000 ft. past the end of the runway and crashed. |