Air France Flight 212 (1969)
 An Air France Boeing 707-320, similar to the one involved. | |
| Occurrence summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 3, 1969 |
| Summary | Loss of control due to engine failure |
| Site | near Caracas, Venezuela |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 21 |
| Fatalities | 62 (all) |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-328B |
| Operator | Air France |
| Registration | F-BHSZ |
| Flight origin | Caracas International Airport |
| Destination | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport |
Air France Flight 212 was a flight on a Boeing 707, registration F-BHSZ, that took off from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport on 3 December 1969. Flight 212, which originated in Santiago International Airport, was flying to Paris, France via Quito, Ecuador, Caracas, Venezuela, and Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe.[1]
Three minutes after takeoff from Caracas at approximately 3,000 feet (910 m), the nose dropped.[1][note 1] The aircraft then dived into the sea in about 160 feet of water.[1][2][3] None of the 62 people on board survived.[2] Those killed included the Swedish businessman Folke Claeson, cofounder of Stockholm International Fairs, and his wife. The cause was attributed to engine failure.
Notes
- ↑ Some early newspaper reports incorrectly stated the altitude as 33,000 feet (10,000 m).
References
Sources
- "ASN Aircraft Accident Boeing 707-328B F-BHSZ Caracas Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
- Associated Press (4 December 1969), "62 Dies as Jet Falls 6 Miles into Ocean: Air France Craft Lost at Caracas", Youngstown Vindicator, 81 (95), p. 1
Coordinates: 10°36′00″N 66°57′00″W / 10.6000°N 66.9500°W