| - | 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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