TAI Flight 307
A DC-7C of TAI similar to the crash aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 September 1959 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, France 44°49′42″N 0°42′56″W / 44.8283°N 0.7156°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-7C |
| Operator | Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI) |
| Registration | F-BIAP |
| Flight origin | Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, France |
| Stopover | Bamako Airport, Mali |
| Destination | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Occupants | 65 |
| Passengers | 56 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 54 |
| Injuries | 11 |
| Survivors | 11 |
TAI Flight 307 was a scheduled flight operated by Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI) between France and the Ivory Coast via Mali operated by a Douglas DC-7C. On 24 September 1959, the aircraft crashed during its departure from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, France when it flew into trees. All of the flight crew and 45 of the 56 passengers on board were killed; the other 11 passengers were seriously injured.