Boeing 707 crash, Jun 3, 1962 (130 killed), Paris-Orly Va...
Boeing 707 accident on June 3, 1962 near Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France with 130 fatalities. Cause: Investigators found indications that a failed...
- Date: June 3, 1962
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France
- Fatalities: 130
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Investigators found indications that a failed elevator trim motor left the crew unable to complete the rotation, leading to a rejected takeoff and runway overrun.
Air France Flight 007, a chartered Boeing 707 bound for Atlanta via New York, tried to take off from Paris Orly on 3 June 1962. The takeoff was rejected too late, the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and burned at Villeneuve le Roi. 130 of the 132 people on board died, and only two flight attendants survived.