| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 27, 1979 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Off Dakar, Senegal |
| Operator: | Military - Mauritanian Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Bouceif - Dakar |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
| Registration: | 5T-MAX |
| cn / ln: | 088 |
| Aboard: | 12 (passengers:7 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:7 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a blinding sandstorm. The pilot, unable to land due to the sandstorm headed out to sea for another approach when the accident occurred. |
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