Air France Flight 2005
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Air France Flight 2005 of 12 September 1961 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris-Orly Airport to Casablanca Airport with a stop at Rabat-Salé Airport. The Sud Aviation Caravelle aircraft crashed that day at 21:09 GMT near a place called Douar Doum 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi; 4.5 nmi) from the threshold of runway 04 and 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi; 0.76 nmi) to the left of the extended centreline at a height of 87.5 metres (287 ft) above sea level, killing all 77 people on board, including 6 crew members. The weather was foggy and unfavourable for landing.
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Accident | |
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Date | 12 September 1961 |
Summary | Error in instrument reading |
Site | Near Rabat-Salé Airport, Rabat, Morocco |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Sud Aviation Caravelle |
Aircraft name | Antilles |
Operator | Air France |
Registration | F-BJTB |
Flight origin | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) |
Stopover | Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) |
Destination | Casablanca (CMN) |
Occupants | 77 |
Passengers | 71 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 77 |
Survivors | 0 |
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