Beech 1900 Crash - Algeria

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January 28th at approx 2100hrs a Tassili B1900, 7T VIN was reported executing a missed approach at Ghardia DAUG and according to reports wreckage was found approx 10nm from the airport. Three pax and one crew member survived but unfortunately one crew member did not. Sad day here in Algeria.

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This is the prelim report from aviationsafety network :

Date: 28 JAN 2004
Time: ca 21:00
Type: Beechcraft 1900D
Operator: Tassili Airlines
Registration: ?
Msn / C/n:
Year built: 1999
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D
Crew: 1 fatalities / 3 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 2 on board
Total: 1 fatalities / 5 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: 10 km from Ghardaia (Algeria)
Phase: Initial Approach
Nature: Passenger
Departure airport: Hassi R'Mel-Tilrempt Airport (HRM)
Destination airport: Ghardaia-Noumerate Airport (GHA)
Remarks:
The Sonatrach chartered one of Tassili Airlines' Beechcraft 1900D planes to fly two employees from the oil fields near the Algerian Sahara town of Hassi R'Mel to Ghardaia. The Beech took off at 20:36 and arrived near Ghardaia twenty minutes later. The pilot carried out a visual approach to the field, but he had to go around because another plane which had just arrived from Djanet, was still on the runway. While maneuvering for another approach, the contacted the ground. The aircraft sustained serious damage; a.o. the right wing was torn off. The five occupants survived the impact, but the co-pilot died a day later of his injuries.


Source: (also check out sources used for every accident)
AFP; El Khabar


Two 1900D's in under one week !! :sad: