- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 12, 1961
Time: 2209
Location: Near Rabat, Morocco
Operator: Air France
Flight #: 2005
Route: Paris - Rabat
AC Type: Sud-Aviation Caravelle III
Registration: F-BJTB
cn / ln: 068
Aboard: 77   (passengers:71  crew:6)
Fatalities: 77   (passengers:71  crew:6)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed and burned while attempting to land at Sale Airport. With its landing gear down and flaps partially extended, the plane struck the ground in a slight nose-down attitude. Possible misread altimeter.
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