Algerie AT72 at Algiers and Setif on Jul 26th 2017, flight crew permits child to control aircraft
Last Update: July 29, 2017 / 01:05:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-6212
Departure
Algiers, Algeria
Destination
Setif, Algeria
Aircraft Registration
7T-VUT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The videotape made it on Algerian's TV stations.
On Jul 28th 2017 Algeria's Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (DACM) confirmed the occurrence and reported the flight crew was grounded.
Air Algerie reported the captain was arrested for permitting a child into the cockpit and permitting the child to control the aircraft in flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-6212
Departure
Algiers, Algeria
Destination
Setif, Algeria
Aircraft Registration
7T-VUT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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