The aircraft was accelerating for takeoff from Dakar's runway 01, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a hydraulic defect but veered left off the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on soft ground next to the Presidential Pavilion, the left wing briefly caught fire. All occupants evacuated via slides, there were reports of 10 minor injuries amongst the passengers and minor injury of one of the pilots.

The cargo plane, transporting heating fuel, crashed about seven miles southwest of Fairbanks International Airport, where it had just taken off from. The aircraft lost altitude and crashed, sliding into a steep hill on the bank of the Tatana River and catching fire. One of the wings caught fire as the crew attempted to return to the airport.

The passenger plane went off the runway on landing at Butembo and came to a stop with the right main gear collapsed as well as damage to the right hand horizontal stabilizer and right hand wing. A number of passengers received minor injuries, the aircraft was substantially damaged.

The charter flight crashed shortlly after taking off from Fort Smith Airport. The plane failed to gain altitude and crashed near the Salve river, off the end of the departure runway. There was a post-impact fire and the aircraft was destroyed. Four passengers and two crew members were killed.

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