Boeing 707 crash, Jun 22, 1962 (113 killed), Pointe-à-Pitre
Boeing 707 accident on June 22, 1962 near Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe with 113 fatalities. Cause: Investigation could not determine the exact reason;...
- Date: June 22, 1962
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- Fatalities: 113
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Investigation could not determine the exact reason; suspected inadequate meteorological information, ground equipment failure and atmospheric effects on the ADF
Air France Flight 117, a Boeing 707 flying from Paris to Santiago with several stops, crashed on 22 June 1962 on a forested hill near Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, during a night approach in a thunderstorm. All 113 people on board died. The VOR beacon was out of service and the storm caused false direction finder readings, so the aircraft strayed about 15 km off the approach track.