Paris – Agadir

On August 3, 1975 at 04:25 AM, Paris – Agadir experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Royal Jordanian Airlines - ALIA, with the event recorded near Agadir Souss-Massa-Drâa.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

188 people were known to be on board, 188 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 181, passenger fatalities: 181, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On behalf of Royal Air Maroc, the aircraft was completing a charter flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Agadir, carrying 181 Moroccan workers and their family members back for holidays. Following an uneventful flight, the crew contacted ATC and was cleared to start the descent. At an altitude of 2,400 feet, the right wing struck a rocky peak. On impact, the engine n°4 was torn off. The crew increased engine power and the airplane flew for about 400 meters before it disintegrated in a small valley. The wreckage was found few hours later about 40 km north of Agadir-Inezgane Airport. None of the 188 occupants survived the crash.

Aircraft reference details include registration JY-AEE, MSN 18767/376, year of manufacture 1964.