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The Agadir air disaster was a chartered Boeing 707 passenger flight on Sunday, August 3, 1975, that crashed into a mountain on approach to Agadir Inezgane Airport, Morocco. All 188 passengers and crew on board were killed. It is the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Boeing 707, as well as the deadliest in Morocco.[1]
 JY-AEE, the aircraft involved, seen at Frankfurt Airport, the day before crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 3, 1975 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Near Amskroud, Morocco |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-321C |
| Operator | Alia on behalf of Royal Air Maroc |
| Registration | JY-AEE |
| Flight origin | Le Bourget Airport, Paris |
| Destination | Inezgane Airport, Agadir |
| Occupants | 188 |
| Passengers | 181 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 188 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Flight
The 707, owned by Alia, was chartered by the national airline of Morocco, Royal Air Maroc, to fly 181 Moroccan workers and their families from France home for the holidays.[2] It was the early hours of morning when the aircraft approached Agadir. There was heavy fog in the area and the aircraft was flying in from the northeast over the Atlas Mountains. At around 04:25 local time, as the 707 was descending from 8,000 feet (2,400 m) for a runway 29 approach, its right wingtip and no. 4 (outer-right) engine struck a peak at 2,400 feet (730 m) altitude. Part of the wing separated. The aircraft lost control and crashed into a ravine.
Rescue teams found wreckage over a wide area. The destruction was so complete, nothing bigger than 1 square metre (10 sq ft) in size was found.
The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in not ensuring positive course guidance before beginning descent. The aircraft had not followed the usual north-south corridor generally used for flights to Agadir.[3][4]
References
- Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network.
- "188 on Charter Jet Killed In Moroccan Crash in Fog". The New York Times. August 4, 1975. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- Accident Synopsis 08031975[Usurped!]
- "Un Boeing jordanien s'écrase près d'Agadir. CATASTROPHE AÉRIENNE AU MAROC: 188 MORTS" [A Jordanian Boeing crashes near Agadir. AERIAL DISASTER IN MOROCCO: 188 DEATHS] (PDF) (in French). Retrieved August 9, 2019.
На других языках
[de] Flugzeugabsturz bei Agadir
Der Flugzeugabsturz bei Agadir ereignete sich am frühen Morgen des 3. August 1975. Eine Boeing 707 der Alia verunglückte auf einem Charterflug im Auftrag der Royal Air Maroc von Paris nach Agadir, als sie einen Berg streifte und nach weiteren zehn Kilometern abstürzte. Es war sowohl der schwerste Flugunfall einer Boeing 707 als auch der schwerste in Marokko.- [en] Agadir air disaster
[fr] Catastrophe aérienne d'Agadir de 1975
La catastrophe aérienne d'Agadir de 1975 qui fit 188 victimes est l'accident le plus meurtrier au Maroc.[it] Incidente del Boeing 707 di Alia del 1975
Il disastro aereo di Agadir era un volo passeggeri charter da Parigi, in Francia, ad Agadir, in Marocco. Il 3 agosto 1975, il Boeing 707-300 operante il volo si schiantò contro una montagna dell'Atlante in fase di avvicinamento all'aeroporto di Agadir-Al Massira. Tutti i 188 passeggeri e membri dell'equipaggio a bordo morirono nell'incidente. È tuttora il disastro aereo con più vittime che coinvolge un Boeing 707, nonché nella storia marocchina.[1][2][ru] Катастрофа Boeing 707 под Агадиром
Катастрофа Boeing 707 под Агадиром — авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая 3 августа 1975 года в аэропорту (англ.) (рус. Агадира (Марокко) с самолётом Boeing 707-321C авиакомпании Alia (был зафрахтован Royal Air Maroc), в результате которой погибли 188 человек. Крупнейшая авиакатастрофа 1975 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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