Mayday S26E3 · Divided in Crisis (Air Algérie 6289)

Mayday

Season 26 · Episode 3 · Divided in Crisis (Air Algérie 6289)

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.