Training Plane Crash
According to Algerian civil protection authorities, a plane crashed on Tuesday at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport in Taher, a city located 350 kilometres east of Algiers, the nation’s capital. Algerian civil protection authorities reported that the plane involved was a training aircraft, which crashed during a training mission.
Four Fatalities
The plane crash resulted in four fatalities. Among the deceased were two members of the civil protection force; a flight instructor from a civil protection aviation school; and a manager from an aviation company, a Chilean national.
Cause of the Accident
The cause of the plane crash remains unknown at this time. However, an investigation will be launched shortly to determine the cause of the accident.