Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
Status:
Date:01 APR 1970
Time:ca. 08:16
Type:Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Operator:Royal Air Maroc - RAM
Registration: CN-CCV
C/n / msn: 32
First flight: 1960
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 56 / Occupants: 76
Total:Fatalities: 61 / Occupants: 82
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Berrechid (Morocco) show on map
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Agadir-Inezgane Airport (AGA/GMAA), Morocco
Destination airport:Casablanca-Nouasseur Airport (CMN/GMMN), Morocco
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed on approach when it lost control at a height of about 500 feet. The fuselage broke in two.

Sources:
» Flight International 09.04.1970 (584)
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 Agadir-Inezgane Airport to Casablanca-Nouasseur Airport as the crow flies is 378 km (236 miles).

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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