Air Mauritanie Flight 625 [SEP] point in time
Air Mauritanie Flight 625
Air Mauritanie Flight 625 was a Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 which crashed on landing at Tidjikja Airport, Mauritania on 1 July 1994 in sandstorm conditions. All four crew and 76 of the 89 passengers were killed in the crash. It remains the deadliest crash involving a Fokker 28 and the deadliest one in Mauritania.
Aircraft.
The aircraft involved was a Fokker F28-6000 Fellowship (serial number 11092) that had its maiden flight on 3 July 1975. The aircraft was powered by two RB183-
. The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was carrying 110 passengers and 6 crew, who all perished.
Africa Mauritania.
- Air Mauritanie Flight 625 - The Fokker F28 Fellowship was carrying a total of 93 people when it flew into a sandstorm. This limits the visibility for the pilots. The aircraft hit terrain and killed a total of 80 people in the worst crash involving a Fokker 28 and one of the deadliest in Mauritania.
Africa Morocco.
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