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Douglas DC3 N7119

17 June 1973 · Tamnrsset, Africa · Minor injuries

Summary

On 17 June 1973 at about 06:00 local time, a Douglas DC3 registered N7119, operated by Aero Service C, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tamnrsset, Africa. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 06:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tamnrsset, Africa
Nearest airport
Tamanrasset
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC3
Registration
N7119
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Aero Service C
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Aerial Survey
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Tamanrasset, Algeria → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0082

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 3 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

LOST L ENG ON TKOF.UN MNTN ALT ON SINGLE ENG GO-ARND.INVESTIGATION JURISDICTION ALGERIAN GOVT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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