Boeing 707 crash, Dec 3, 1969 (62 killed), Caracas-Maique...
Boeing 707 accident on December 3, 1969 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela with 62 fatalities. Cause: Cause undetermined. The...
- Date: December 3, 1969
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 62
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Cause undetermined. The French investigation file has not been released; theories include loss of control, a bomb, engine failure and fuel contamination.
An Air France Boeing 707 on the Caracas to Pointe a Pitre leg of a flight from Santiago to Paris plunged into the sea about one minute after takeoff from Maiquetia, killing all 62 on board. The cause remains undetermined because the French investigation file has not been released.