The exact cause of Dakar's sinking remains unknown. Despite extensive searches over the course of three decades its wreckage was not found until 1999. (25 January 1968)
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Friday 19th of December 1997 (x) — . The time it took the aircraft to dive from cruise altitude to the river was less than one minute. The plane was traveling faster than the speed of sound for a few seconds before impact. Due to the high speed the entire aircraft and passengers disintegrated upon impact.