Air France flight 1611
| Air France flight 1611 | |
|---|---|
 An Air France Caravelle |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type |
Official: fire in flight. Unofficial: accidental launch |
| place | Mediterranean Sea, 41 km south of Nice |
| date | September 11, 1968 |
| Fatalities | 95 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sud Aviation Caravelle III |
| operator | Air France |
| Mark | F-BOHB |
| Surname | Bearn |
| Departure airport | Ajaccio airport |
| Destination airport | Nice airport |
| Passengers | 89 |
| crew | 6th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
A Sud Aviation Caravelle III of Air France crashed on September 11, 1968 the Air France Flight 1611 en route from Ajaccio to Nice from.
course
Flight AF1611 took off at 10:09 a.m. from Ajaccio with destination Nice. At around 10:30 am, the pilots reported problems and that they wanted to fly to the airport directly. That was approved by the air traffic controller.
A minute later, the pilots reported a fire on the plane and that they wanted to make an emergency landing in Nice. The air traffic controller then asked the pilots to descend to 2000 feet. At 10:32 am the pilots radioed: “ On va crasher si ça continue. “ (We will crash if this continues.) . That was the last radio contact with flight AF1611. At around 10:34 a.m., the Caravelle crashed into the Mediterranean . All 95 inmates died.
Cause of accident
After examining the rubble, it was found that there had been a fire in the rear part of the cabin, the galley and the right toilet, the cause of which could not be determined.
According to a report by BBC Radio 4 on November 26, 2007, AF 1611 crashed as a result of a bomb or missile attack. Several TV documentaries also claim that the Caravelle was hit by a standard missile that was not armed during an exercise by the French military .
Individual evidence
- Aircraft accident report on Aviation Safety
- BEA investigation report
- Reportage crash Vol 1611 Air France Le mystère de la caravelle
Coordinates: 43 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 15 ′ 30 ″ E