1973 Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crash
 OO-SRD, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 22, 1973 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and navigation error |
| Site | Mount Mellaline, near Tanger-Boukhalef Airport, Tangier, Morocco |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sud Aviation Caravelle SE-210 VI-N |
| Operator | Sobelair for Royal Air Maroc |
| Registration | OO-SRD |
| Flight origin | Paris–Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France |
| Stopover | Tanger-Boukhalef Airport, Tangier, Morocco |
| Destination | Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Occupants | 106 |
| Passengers | 99 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 106 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1973 Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crash occurred on December 22, 1973 when a Sobelair Sud Aviation Caravelle SE-210 (operating for Royal Air Maroc) crashed near Tangier, Morocco. All 106 people on board were killed.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a 12-year-old Sud Aviation Caravelle SE-210 VI-N. Its maiden flight was on February 23, 1961. It was delivered to Sabena on March 1, 1961 and registered as OO-SRD. In April 1971, the aircraft was leased to Sobelair. In December 1973, OO-SRD was subleased to Royal Air Maroc.[1][2][3]
Accident
The aircraft was leased to
Agadir air disaster in 1975.[5][6] It remains the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Belgian airline and is the second deadliest accident involving a Sud Aviation Caravelle, behind Sterling Airways Flight 296.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "OO-SRD". SkyStef's Aviation Page. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Sobleair OO-SRD – 12. December 1973". SudAviation.com. SudAviation.com » Everything related to the SE210 Caravelle. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ^ "Crash of a Sud-Est Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N near Tetouan: 106 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C JY-AEE Amskroud". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Morocco air safety profile". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- Aviation Safety Network. Archivedfrom the original on 2005-04-21. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ^ "Jetliner Slams Into Mountain; 106 Killed". The Dispatch. 1973-12-24. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-06-14 – via Google News.
External links
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network