Air France Flight 117

Air France Flight 117
An Air France Boeing 707–320 similar to the crashed aircraft
Accident
Date22 June 1962
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteDos D'Ane, 25 km (15.5 mi) WNW of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
16°18′40″N 61°46′05″W / 16.311°N 61.768°W / 16.311; -61.768
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707–328
Aircraft nameChateau de Chantilly
OperatorAir France
IATA flight No.AF117
ICAO flight No.AFR117
Call signAIRFRANS 117
RegistrationF-BHST
Flight originParis Orly Airport, Paris, France
1st stopoverLisbon Airport, Lisbon, Portugal
2nd stopoverSanta Maria Airport, Santa Maria, Azores
3rd stopoverPointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
4th stopoverSimón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela
Last stopoverJorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru
DestinationLos Cerillos, Santiago, Chile
Occupants113
Passengers103
Crew10
Fatalities113
Survivors0

Air France Flight 117 was a multi-leg international scheduled flight from Paris-Orly Airport via Lisbon, the Azores, Guadeloupe and Peru to Santiago, Chile, which crashed on 22 June 1962.

This was the second accident in less than three weeks with an Air France Boeing 707 after the crash on 3 June 1962.