- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 06, 1968 |
Time: | 2032 |
Location: | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, West Indies |
Operator: | Air France |
Flight #: | 212 |
Route: | Caracas - Pointe a Pitre |
AC Type: | Boeing B-707-328C |
Registration: | F-BLCJ |
cn / ln: | 19724 |
Aboard: | 63 (passengers:52 crew:11) |
Fatalities: | 63 (passengers:52 crew:11) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | After reporting the field in sight, the aircraft struck the ridge of a dormant volcano. The crew initiated a descent from an incorrectly identified point while flying VFR. |
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