Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Sep 12, 1961 (77 killed)
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on September 12, 1961 near Rabat Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Morocco with 77 fatalities. Cause: The investigation...
- Date: September 12, 1961
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Rabat Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Morocco
- Fatalities: 77
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The investigation reported an error in instrument reading as the probable cause and found no evidence of technical failure.
An Air France Sud Aviation Caravelle on a scheduled flight from Paris to Casablanca via Rabat crashed short of the runway at Rabat Sale on 12 September 1961. All 77 people on board were killed. Investigators reported an error in reading the instruments as the probable cause.