Vliegtuigongeval op 12 JUL 1961 met Ilyushin Il-18V OK-PAF - Casablanca-Anfa Airport (CAS)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:woensdag 12 juli 1961
Tijd:01:25 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic IL18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ilyushin Il-18V
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie
Registratie: OK-PAF
Constructienummer: 181002904
Bouwjaar: 1961
Aantal vlieguren:268
Motoren: 4 Ivchenko AI-20
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 64 / inzittenden: 64
Totaal:slachtoffers: 72 / inzittenden: 72
Schade: Vernield
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:13 km (8.1 mijl) SSW of Casablanca-Anfa Airport (CAS) (   Marokko)
Fase: Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:Internationale lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Zwitserland
Vliegveld van aankomst:Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA/GMME), Marokko
Vluchtnummer:OK511
Beschrijving:
An Ilyushin Il-18, OK-PAF, was destroyed when it crashed near Casablanca-Anfa Airport (CAS), Morocco. All 72 on board were killed.
CSA Flight 511 was an international passenger flight from Prague (PRH), Czechoslovakia to Conakry (CKY), Guinea with en route stops at Zurich (ZRH), Switzerland, Rabat (RBA), Morocco, and Dakar (DKR), Senegal.
It departed Zurich at 20:43 on 11 July. The en route part of the flight trip was uneventful. At 01:00 the aircraft contacted Sale Tower and requested weather information. The tower replied: "visibility 10 m (30 ft), ground fog, clear sky." The flight then advised it was heading for Casablanca, the alternate.
At 01:06 the aircraft gave its position as 5 miles from Casablanca-Anfa (CAS), requested permission to descend and asked for landing instructions. The aircraft was asked to call when on the downwind leg. Four minutes later the flight was asked to call when on final approach and was told that he was number one for landing, the surface wind was 040°at 4 kts. The pilot replied that he would call when over the range station. The aircraft flew over the field at 01:13, and three minutes later the pilot gave his altitude as 400 m (1300 ft) and indicated a ceiling of 150 m (500 ft). The flight was advised that cloud was 7/8, ceiling 140-150 m (450 to 500 ft). Three minutes later conditions were 7/8, 100 m (330 ft). At 01:22 the aircraft requested permission to land in Casablanca-Nouasseur Airport (CMN) if possible, and the tower asked him to wait. Two minutes later the aircraft was asked how much fuel it had remaining. It replied it had enough for 90 minutes. During the time Anfa control was transmitting this request to the American authorities in Nouasseur, the aircraft crashed at 01:25, in line with runway 03 about 8 miles from its threshold.

On March 28, 1961 another CSA Il-18 operating on the same flight, OK511, crashed near Nurnberg, Germany killing all 52 on board.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "None of the assumptions i.e. Material failure, electrical failure, abrupt manoeuvre to avoid another aircraft and unfavourable weather conditions, satisfied the investigating commission as being a definite cause of the accident. The last one, however, although unlikely at first sight, could account for the accident if the crew warned of the deteriorating weather by the Anfa tower had decided to take advantage of the partial visibility (of the ground) between stratus cloud and had attempted a fast let-down in unfavourable conditions."

Bronnen:
» ICAO Digest 13 (Circular 69)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Zürich-Kloten Airport en Rabat-Sale Airport bedraagt 1950 km (1219 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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