Royal Air Maroc Flight 630

Royal Air Maroc Flight 630
CN-CDT, the aircraft involved in the crash
Occurrence
Date21 August 1994 (1994-08-21)
SummarySuicide by pilot
SiteDouar Izounine, Morocco
30°36′00″N 9°19′00″W / 30.60000°N 9.31667°W / 30.60000; -9.31667
Aircraft
Aircraft typeATR 42-312
OperatorRoyal Air Maroc
Call signROYAL AIR MAROC 630
RegistrationCN-CDT
Flight originAl Massira International Airport, Agadir, Morocco
DestinationMohamed V Airport, Casablanca, Morocco
Occupants44
Passengers40
Crew4
Fatalities44
Survivors0

Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 was a passenger flight on 21 August 1994 which crashed approximately ten minutes after takeoff from Agadir–Al Massira Airport in Morocco. All 44 passengers and crew on board were killed. It was the deadliest ATR 42 aircraft crash at that point in time. An investigation showed that the crash was deliberately caused by one of the pilots.