This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
2014 21 Feb | ![]() Grombalia | Libyan Air Cargo Antonov 26 (5A-DOW ) | 11 11 / 0 |
2002 7 May | ![]() Near Tunis | EgyptAir Boeing B-737-566 (SU-GBI) | 62 14 / 0 |
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
2018 11 Apr | ![]() Boufarik AB | Military - Algerian Air Force Ilyushin 76-TD (7T-WIP) | 257 257 / 0 |
2016 19 May | ![]() 175 miles off the Egyptian coast | EgyptAir Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC) | 66 66 / 0 |
2015 31 Oct | ![]() Near Hasna | Metrojet Airbus A321-231 (EI-ETJ) | 224 224 / 0 |
2014 30 Aug | ![]() Tamanraset | Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An-12BK (UR-DWF) | 7 7 / 0 |
2014 24 Jul | ![]() Aguelhok | Air Algerie Mc Donnell Douglas MD-83 (EC-LTV) | 116 116 / 0 |
2014 11 Feb | ![]() Near Ain Kercha | Military - Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules (7T-WHM) | 78 77 / 0 |
2011 26 Jul | ![]() Near Guelmim | Military - Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercule (CNA-OQ) | 80 80 / 0 |
2010 12 May | ![]() Tripoli | Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-202 (5A-ONG) | 104 103 / 0 |
2009 20 Feb | ![]() Luxor | Aerolift Antonov 12V (S9-SVN) | 5 5 / 0 |
2007 6 May | ![]() Near El-Thamad | Military - French Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (742/CB) | 9 9 / 0 |
2004 28 Jan | ![]() Ghardaïa | Tassili Airlines Beechcraft 1900D (7T-VIN) | 5 1 / 0 |
2004 3 Jan | ![]() Off Sharm el Sheikh | Flash Air Boeing B-737-3Q8 (SU-ZCF) | 148 148 / 0 |
2003 30 Jun | ![]() Blida | Military - Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (7T-WHQ) | 4 4 / 11 |
2003 6 Mar | ![]() Tamanrasset | Air Algerie Boeing B-737-2T4 (7T-VEZ) | 103 102 / 0 |
2003 7 Feb | ![]() Near Agadir | Volare Aviation Enterprise Antonov 12BP (UR-LIP) | 8 8 / 0 |
2000 13 Jan | ![]() Off Marsa el-Brega | Avisto Shorts 360-300 (HB-AAM) | 41 22 / 0 |
1998 25 Sep | ![]() Near Nador | Paukn Air British Aerospace BAe-146-100 (EC-GEO) | 38 38 / 0 |
1997 16 Apr | ![]() Near Sorei | Military - Niger Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (5U-MBD) | 14 14 / 0 |
1994 26 Dec | ![]() Algiers Airport | Air France Airbus A300B2-1C (F-GBEC) | 239 3 / 0 |
1994 18 Sep | ![]() Tamanrasset | Oriental Airlines BAC One-Eleven 515FB (5N-IMO) | 39 5 / 0 |
1994 21 Aug | ![]() Near Agadir | Royal Air Maroc Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (CN-CDT) | 44 44 / 0 |
1992 22 Dec | ![]() Tripoli | Libya Arab Airlines / Military - Libya Air Force Boeing B-727-2L5 / MiG23UB (5A-DIA) | 157 157 / 0 |
1992 7 Apr | ![]() Near Sarra | Air Bissau Antonov AN-24RV (J5-GAE) | 13 3 / 0 |
1989 19 Sep | ![]() Near Bilma | Union des Transportes Aeriens McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N54629) | 171 171 / 0 |
1989 27 Jul | ![]() Tripoli | Korean Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (HL-7328) | 199 75 / 4 |
1988 14 Dec | ![]() Near Luxor | GAS Air Boeing B-707-321C (5N-AYJ) | 8 8 / 5 |
1988 30 Nov | ![]() Hamada al Hambra | Aero Club Libya de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (5A-DDD) | 14 14 / 0 |
1988 31 Mar | ![]() Cairo | Arax Airlines Douglas DC-8-55F (5N-ARH) | 4 4 / 0 |
1987 21 Sep | ![]() Luxor | EgyptAir Airbus A.300B4-203 (SU-BCA) | 5 5 / 0 |
1986 10 Jun | ![]() Near Cairo | EgyptAir Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (SU-GAD) | 26 23 / 0 |
1985 22 Feb | ![]() Timbuktu | Air Mali Antonov AN-24V (TZ-ACT) | 51 50 / 0 |
1984 8 May | ![]() Elbet Beni Salama | Military - Egyptian Air Force McDonnel F-4E Phantom II (?) | 2 2 / 19 |
1983 21 Jun | ![]() Niela | Air Mali de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (TZ-ACH) | 7 7 / 0 |
1981 29 May | ![]() Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (SU-BAH) | 17 17 / 0 |
1980 12 Nov | ![]() Near Cairo | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-141A (67-0030) | 13 13 / 0 |
1979 11 Aug | ![]() Near Katab | Bahri Aviation Learjet 35 (N711AF) | 5 5 / 0 |
1979 24 Jan | ![]() Bechar | Air Algerie Nord 262A-44 (7T-VSU) | 23 14 / 0 |
1978 5 Nov | ![]() Off Alexandria | Nile Delta Air Services Douglas DC-3 (SU-AZM) | 18 18 / 0 |
1977 4 Mar | ![]() Niamey | Overseas National Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF (N8635) | 4 2 / 0 |
1975 25 Nov | ![]() Near Bir Lahfan | Military - Israel Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (011) | 20 20 / 0 |
1975 3 Aug | ![]() Near Immouzer | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing B-707-321C (JY-AEE) | 188 188 / 0 |
1974 10 Oct | ![]() Cairo | EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 (SU-AXB) | 6 6 / 0 |
1973 22 Dec | ![]() Near Tetouan | Royal Air Maroc Sud-Aviation Caravelle VI-N (OO-SRD) | 106 106 / 0 |
1972 5 Dec | ![]() Beni Sueif | EgyptAir Boeing 707-336C (SU-AOW) | 6 6 / 0 |
1972 3 Jun | ![]() Near Jesbel Musa | Military - U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3A Orion (15-2182) | 14 14 / 0 |
1971 24 Jul | ![]() Near Bamako | Air Ivoire Douglas DC-3 (6V-AAP) | 6 6 / 0 |
1971 2 Jan | ![]() Ben Gashir | United Arab Airlines de Havilland Comet 4C (SU-ALC) | 16 16 / 0 |
1970 31 Dec | ![]() Off Algiers | Rousseau Aviation Nord 262E (F-BNGB) | 31 31 / 0 |
1970 1 Jun | ![]() Tripoli | Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie Tupolev TU-104A (OK-NDO) | 13 13 / 0 |
1970 1 Apr | ![]() Casablanca | Royal Air Maroc Aerospatiale Caravelle 3 (CN-CCV) | 82 61 / 0 |
1969 26 Jul | ![]() Biskra | Air Algerie Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 6N (7T-VAK) | 37 33 / 0 |
1969 20 Mar | ![]() Near Aswan | United Arab Airlines Ilyushin IL-18D (SU-APC) | 105 100 / 0 |
1968 18 Aug | ![]() Off Port Said | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24V (SU-AOL) | 40 40 / 0 |
1968 7 May | ![]() Got el Afraq | Military - Royal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C-1 (XR133) | 11 11 / 0 |
1968 15 Jan | ![]() Zifta | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJG) | 4 4 / 0 |
1967 11 Apr | ![]() Tamanrasset | Air Algerie Douglas DC-4 (7T-VAU) | 39 35 / 0 |
1967 7 Feb | ![]() Near Hourghada | Misrair Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 30 / 0 |
1966 18 Mar | ![]() Cairo | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24B (SU-AOA) | 30 30 / 0 |
1965 7 Jul | ![]() Cairo | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 30 / 0 |
1965 20 May | ![]() Cairo | Pakistan International Airlines Boeing B-720-040B (AP-AMH) | 127 121 / 0 |
1965 31 Mar | ![]() Off Tangier | Iberia Airlines Convair CV-440-62 (EC-ATH) | 53 50 / 0 |
1963 15 Dec | ![]() Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
1963 15 Dec | ![]() Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
1963 18 Oct | ![]() Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
1963 18 Oct | ![]() Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
1963 12 May | ![]() Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
1963 12 May | ![]() Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
1962 15 May | ![]() Near Cairo | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJM) | 3 3 / 0 |
1962 20 Mar | ![]() Algeria | Military - French Air Force Nord 2501 Noratlas (204) | 11 11 / 0 |
1961 10 Oct | ![]() El Adem | Military - Royal Air Force Handley Page Hastings C-2 (WD498) | 37 17 / 0 |
1961 12 Sep | ![]() Near Rabat | Air France Sud-Aviation Caravelle III (F-BJTB) | 77 77 / 0 |
1961 12 Jul | ![]() Casablanca | Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie Ilyushin IL-18B (OK-PAF) | 72 72 / 0 |
1961 12 Jun | ![]() Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lockheed L-188C Electra (PH-LLM) | 36 20 / 0 |
1961 10 May | ![]() Ghadames | Air France Lockheed 1649A Starliner (F-BHBM) | 78 78 / 0 |
1960 17 Aug | ![]() Near El Kelaa | Military - French Naval Aviation Avro Lancaster 1 (WU-26) | 20 20 / 0 |
1960 10 Jan | ![]() Gulf of Sirte | Military - U.S. Army de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (55-2974) | 10 10 / 0 |
1958 29 Sep | ![]() Over the Mediterranean Sea | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York I (OD-ADB) | 5 5 / 0 |
1958 9 Aug | ![]() Benghazi | Central African Airways Vickers Viscount 748D (VP-YNE) | 54 36 / 0 |
1958 31 May | ![]() SW of Algiers | Air France Douglas DC-3 (F-BHKV) | 15 15 / 0 |
1958 18 May | ![]() Near Casablanca | Sabena Douglas DC-7C (OO-SFA) | 65 61 / 0 |
1958 7 Mar | ![]() Menzalah Lake | Misrair Vickers 628 Viking 1B (SU-AGN) | 26 8 / 0 |
1958 19 Feb | ![]() Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC-6B (PH-DFK) | 21 1 / 0 |
1957 8 Apr | ![]() Algiers | Air France Douglas DC-3 (F-BEIK) | 34 34 / 0 |
1956 28 Oct | ![]() Over the Mediterranean Sea | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss C-46 (SU-AAB) | 23 23 / 0 |
1956 20 Feb | ![]() Near Cairo | Transport Aerien Intercontinentaux (France) Douglas DC-6B (F-BGOD) | 64 52 / 0 |
1955 21 Sep | ![]() Idris | British Overseas Airways Canadair C-4 Argonaut (G-ALHL) | 47 15 / 0 |
1954 15 Sep | ![]() Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking (SU-AFO) | 4 3 / 0 |
1953 15 Dec | ![]() Near Cairo | Misair VC-Viking (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
1953 9 Feb | ![]() Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss-Wright C-46 (1001) | 35 30 / 0 |
1952 24 Mar | ![]() Near Gao | Société Aérienne de Tr. Tropicaux Lockheed 18 Lodestar (F-ARTE) | 21 17 / 0 |
1951 19 Nov | ![]() Cairo | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-ACA) | 5 5 / 0 |
1951 24 Jul | ![]() Gao | Sabena Douglas DC-3 (OO-CBA) | 3 3 / 0 |
1950 13 Oct | ![]() Casablanca | Air Atlas Douglas DC-3 (F-BAXM) | 7 4 / 0 |
1950 31 Aug | ![]() Near Wadi Natrun | Trans World Airlines Lockheed 749A Constellation (N6004C) | 55 55 / 0 |
1950 29 Jul | ![]() Tunbukta | Cie Air Transport Bristol 170 Freighter 21 (F-BENF) | 26 26 / 0 |
1950 9 Jul | ![]() Casablanca | Aigle Azur Douglas DC-3 (F-BFGL) | 29 22 / 0 |
1949 4 Feb | ![]() Castel Benito | Skyways of London Douglas C-54A-1-DO Skymaster (G-AJPL) | 53 1 / 0 |
1949 15 Jan | ![]() Ras-el-Tin | Pan African Air Charter Douglas C-54 Skymaster (ZS-AYB) | 30 30 / 0 |
1948 8 Jan | ![]() Near Palestro | Transport Comp. Algerienne de T.A. Douglas DC-3 (F-BDLG) | 9 9 / 0 |
1946 23 Oct | ![]() Gebel Kalamoun | Socotra Junkers JU-52/3m (F-BCHD) | 24 1 / 0 |
1946 10 Oct | ![]() Near Sefrou | Air Ocean Junkers Ju-52/3m (F-BCAA) | 16 16 / 0 |
1946 19 Sep | ![]() Near Tripoli | Military -Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster (NX690) | 25 25 / 0 |
1946 24 Aug | ![]() Cairo | Misrair Avro Anson (SU-ADJ) | 9 6 / 0 |
1945 11 Nov | ![]() Near Castel | Military -Royal Air Force Short Stirling (PJ950) | 29 29 / 0 |