Ajaccio - Nice
Flight / Schedule
Ajaccio - Nice
Aircraft
Sud-Aviation SE-210 CaravelleRegistration
F-BOHB
MSN
244
Year of Manufacture
1968
Operator
Air FranceDate
September 11, 1968 at 10:34 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Antibes Alpes-Maritimes
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
43.6015°, 7.0878°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 11, 1968 at 10:34 AM, Ajaccio - Nice experienced a crash involving Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Antibes Alpes-Maritimes.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
95 people were known to be on board, 95 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 89, passenger fatalities: 89, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Ajaccio, the crew started the descent to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport when the pilot sent a brief mayday message, saying 'fire on board, request urgent landing'. Few second later, the airplane went into a dive and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea some 40 km off Antibes. Few debris were found on water surface and none of the 95 occupants survived the crash.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-BOHB, MSN 244, year of manufacture 1968.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6015°, 7.0878°.
Fatalities
Total
95
Crew
6
Passengers
89
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Ajaccio, the crew started the descent to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport when the pilot sent a brief mayday message, saying 'fire on board, request urgent landing'. Few second later, the airplane went into a dive and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea some 40 km off Antibes. Few debris were found on water surface and none of the 95 occupants survived the crash.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
89
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 95
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ajaccio - Nice
Operator
Air FranceFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • France
Aircraft Details
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