Air France Flight 2005
A Sud Aviation Caravelle of Air France, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 September 1961 |
| Summary | Error in instrument reading |
| Site | Near Rabat-Salé Airport, Rabat, Morocco 33°59′6″N 6°49′34″W / 33.98500°N 6.82611°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sud Aviation Caravelle |
| Aircraft name | Antilles |
| Operator | Air France |
| IATA flight No. | AF2005 |
| ICAO flight No. | AFR2005 |
| Call sign | AIRFRANS 2005 |
| Registration | F-BJTB |
| Flight origin | Orly Airport, Paris, France |
| Stopover | Rabat-Salé Airport, Salé, Morocco |
| Destination | Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Occupants | 77 |
| Passengers | 71 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 77 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.