Event

Air Algérie Flight 6289

6 Mar 2003 · 22.78° N, 5.52° E

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When
6 Mar 2003
Kind
Event
Coordinates
22.78° N, 5.52° E

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Summary

Air Algérie Flight 6289, a Boeing 737, crashes after take off from Tamanrasset, Algeria. A total of 96 passengers and 6 crew were killed, while 1 passenger survived.

Air Algérie Flight 6289

2003 aviation accident in Algeria

Air Algérie Flight 6289 (AH6289) was an Algerian domestic passenger flight from Tamanrasset to the nation's capital of Algiers with a stopover in Ghardaïa, operated by Algerian national airline Air Algérie. On 6 March 2003, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 737-200, crashed near the Trans-Sahara Highway shortly after taking off from Tamanrasset's Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport, killing all but one of th…

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