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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. All 44 passengers and crew on board were killed. It was the deadliest ATR 42 aircraft crash at that point in time. A later investigation showed that the crash was deliberately caused by the pilot.

Royal Air Maroc Flight 630

An ATR 42-300 similar to the accident aircraft
Incident
Date	21 August 1994 (1994-08-21)
Summary	Suicide by pilot
Site	Douar Izounine, Morocco 30°36′00″N 9°19′00″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	ATR 42-312
Operator	Royal Air Maroc
Registration	CN-CDT
Flight origin	Agadir-Al Massira International Airport (AGA/GMAA)
Destination	Casablanca-Mohamed V Airport (CMN/GMMN)
Occupants	44
Passengers	40
Crew	4
Fatalities	44
Survivors	0

Aircraft and crew

The aircraft involved was an ATR 42-312 which had its maiden flight on 20 January 1989. The aircraft was delivered to Royal Air Maroc on 24 March the same year. The aircraft was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 turboprop engines.[1][2]

The captain was 32-year-old Younes Khayati, who had 4,500 flight hours. The first officer was Sofia Figuigui.[3]

Flight

Flight 630 was a scheduled flight from Agadir, Morocco to Casablanca using an ATR 42 aircraft. At approximately 10 minutes into the flight while climbing through 16,000 feet (4,900 m), the aircraft entered a steep dive, and crashed into a region of the Atlas Mountains about 32 kilometres (20 mi; 17 nmi) north of Agadir.

The crash site was at Douar Izounine, about 32 kilometres (20 mi; 17 nmi) north of Agadir. Among the 40 passengers on board were a Kuwaiti prince and his wife. The prince was the brother of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait's minister of defence. At least 20 of the passengers were non-Moroccans. This included eight Italians, five Frenchmen, four Dutch, two Kuwaitis, and one American.[4]

Investigation

The commission that investigated the crash determined it to be pilot suicide.[5] Flight recorder data revealed that the ATR 42's autopilot was intentionally disconnected by Captain Khayati, who then deliberately put the aircraft into a dive.[6] Evidence also showed that during the descent, First Officer Figuigui had sent out distress calls once aware of the captain's intentions.[7] The Moroccan pilots union disputed the suicide explanation, claiming that Captain Khayati was mentally fit and showed no signs of frustration, and instead claiming that Captain Khayati reported a "technical problem" prior to takeoff, although the investigative commission never found evidence supporting this claim.[8][9] The crash was the deadliest incident involving an ATR 42 aircraft at that point in time.[10]

See also

References

External links

• A photo of the accident aircraft

На других языках

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[de] Royal-Air-Maroc-Flug 630

Der Royal-Air-Maroc-Flug 630 (Flugnummer: AT630) war ein Linienflug der Fluggesellschaft Royal Air Maroc vom Flughafen Agadir zum Flughafen Casablanca. Am 21. August 1994 verunglückte auf diesem Flug eine ATR 42-312. Bei dem Unfall kamen alle 44 Personen an Bord ums Leben. Als wahrscheinlichste Unfallursache gilt ein gezielt herbeigeführter Absturz durch Einwirken des Flugkapitäns Younes Khayati.

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- [en] Royal Air Maroc Flight 630

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[fr] Vol Royal Air Maroc 630

L'écrasement de l'ATR 42 du vol Royal Air Maroc 630 s'est produit le 21 août 1994 vers 19 h[1] dans le Haut-Atlas, au Maroc, peu après le décollage d'Agadir. Selon les conclusions de l'enquête, le commandant de bord a volontairement déconnecté le pilote automatique et précipité l'avion au sol, sans que la copilote puisse l'empêcher. Les 44 passagers et membres d'équipage ont été tués dans l'accident, le plus grave d'un ATR 42 à l'époque.

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[it] Volo Royal Air Maroc 630

Il volo Royal Air Maroc 630 era un volo passeggeri nazionale di linea marocchino che il 21 agosto 1994 si schiantò circa dieci minuti dopo il decollo dall'aeroporto di Agadir-Al Massira. Tutti i 44 passeggeri e l'equipaggio a bordo rimasero uccisi. All'epoca, fu il più peggior incidente aereo coinvolgente un ATR 42. La successiva indagine portò a capire che l'incidente fu deliberatamente causato dal comandante.[1]

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[ru] Катастрофа ATR 42 под Агадиром

Катастрофа ATR 42 под Агадиром — авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая 21 августа 1994 года. Авиалайнер ATR 42-312 авиакомпании Royal Air Maroc выполнял рейс AT630 по маршруту Агадир—Касабланка, но примерно через 10 минут после взлёта рухнул на землю и полностью разрушился[1]. Погибли все находившиеся на его борту 44 человека — 40 пассажиров и 4 члена экипажа.

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