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