- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 29, 1960 |
Time: | 0647 |
Location: | Off Dakar, Senegal |
Operator: | Air France |
Flight #: | 343 |
Route: | Paris - Dakar - Monrovia - Abidjan |
AC Type: | Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation |
Registration: | F-BHBC |
cn / ln: | 4622 |
Aboard: | 63 (passengers:55 crew:8) |
Fatalities: | 63 (passengers:55 crew:8) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after an unsuccessful landing attempt. Cause undetermined. Possible structural failure or loss of control due to turbulence, sensory illusion or distraction of the flight crew which could have been associated with a lightning strike. |
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