Divided in Crisis (Air Algérie 6289)

Mayday

S26E07
March 16, 2026 ★ 9.0

Overview

On 6 March 2003, the left engine of Air Algérie Flight 6289 fails during takeoff from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria. The aircraft enters a stall and crashes into a desert near the Trans-Sahara Highway, killing all but 1 of the 103 occupants on board.

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