Air Mauritanie Flight 625
5T-CLF, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in April 1991 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 July 1994 |
| Summary | Runway excursion, aggravated by sandstorm |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28 Fellowship |
| Operator | Air Mauritanie |
| IATA flight No. | MR625 |
| ICAO flight No. | MRT625 |
| Call sign | MIKE ROMEO 625 |
| Registration | 5T-CLF |
| Flight origin | Nouakchott International Airport, Mauritania |
| Destination | Tidjikja Airport, Mauritania |
| Occupants | 93 |
| Passengers | 89 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 80 |
| Survivors | 13 |
Air Mauritanie Flight 625 was a Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 which crashed on landing at Tidjikja Airport, Mauritania on 1 July 1994 in sandstorm conditions. All four crew and 76 of the 89 passengers were killed in the crash. It remains the deadliest crash involving a Fokker 28 and the deadliest one in Mauritania.