N284

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • December 8, 1988Accident

    En route from Dakar to Agadir, while cruising at the altitude of 11,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile. An engine detached and out of control, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a desert area near Bir Moghreïn. All five occupants were killed. They were on their way to Agadir on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile fired by soldiers of the Front Polis

    Douglas DC-7 · 5 fatalities

  • July 2, 1983Accident

    ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY WHEN TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER FAILURE TO ROTATE. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE NOTED.THE RWY WAS DRY AND ADEQUATE. THE CG WAS AT OR NEAR THE FORWARD LIMIT.

    Douglas DC-7C