Flugunfall 11 SEP 1968 einer Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III F-BOHB

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Last updated: 19 May 2013

Status:	Schlussbericht
Datum:	11 SEP 1968
Zeit:	10:34
Flugzeugtyp:	Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Fluggesellschaft:	Air France
Kennzeichen:	F-BOHB
Werknummer:	244
Baujahr:	1968
Betriebsstunden:	1001
Anzahl Zyklen der Zelle:	579
Triebwerk:	2 Rolls Royce 527B Avon
Besatzung:	Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Fluggäste:	Todesopfer: 89 / Insassen: 89
Gesamt:	Todesopfer: 95 / Insassen: 95
Sachschaden:	Zerstört
Konsequenzen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:	41 km (25.6 Meilen) S vom Land entfernt von Nice, France (Mittelmeer)
Flugphase:	Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:	Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:	Ajaccio-Campo Dell'Oro Airport (AJA/LFKJ), Frankreich
Flug nach:	Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), Frankreich
Flugnummer:	1611

Unfallbericht:
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III passenger plane, registered F-BOHB and named "Bearn", was destroyed in an accident 41 km south off Nice, France. All 89 passengers and six crew members were killed.
Air France flight AF1611 departed Ajaccio, Corsica at 10:09 on a regular flight to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE). The Caravelle was overhead the Mediterranean Sea at 10:30 when the crew reported unspecified problems and requested a direct approach to Nice. This was approved. At 10:31 the flight contacted Nice Approach and reported a fire on board, repeating their request for an emergency landing at Nice.
Nice Approach cleared the flight to descend to 2000 feet without restrictions. Last radio contact was at 10:32 when the crew radioed: "On va crasher si ça continue." ("We will crash if this continues").
At 10:34 the airplane struck the surface of the sea.

It appeared that the fire had originated in the rear of the cabin in the right lavatory and galley area.

It has been suggested in several tv shows that the airplane was struck by an unarmed missile, fired during French military practice.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "La commission a conclu que la perte de F-BOHB avait pour cause un incendie dans la cabine, incendie don’t elle n'a pu déterminer l'origine."

Informationsquelle:

Official accident investigation report

investigating agency:	Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) - France
report status:	Final
report number:
report released:	14-DEC-1972
duration of investigation:	1555 days (4 years 3.2 months)
download report:	Rapport final sur l'accident survenu le 11 septembre 1968 au large du cap d'Antibes au SE 210 F-BOHB de la Compagnie nationale Air France (BEA )

Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com

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Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ajaccio-Campo Dell'Oro Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 231 km (144 miles).

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