Beschrijving:
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 1611 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: The Board concluded that the loss of F-BOHB was caused by a cabin fire, the origin of which it could not determine.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | woensdag 11 september 1968 |
| Tijd: | 10:34 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air France |
| Registratie: | F-BOHB |
| Constructienummer: | 244 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 1001 |
| Aantal vluchten: | 579 |
| Motoren: | 2 Rolls-Royce Avon 527B |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 89 / inzittenden: 89 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 95 / inzittenden: 95 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 41 km (25.6 mijl) S van Nice, France ( Mer Méditerranée)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport (AJA/LFKJ), Frankrijk |
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), Frankrijk | |
| Vluchtnummer: | AF1611 |
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 1611 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:
PROBABLE CAUSE: The Board concluded that the loss of F-BOHB was caused by a cabin fire, the origin of which it could not determine.
Accident investigation:
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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 Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport en Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport bedraagt 231 km (144 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
De afstand tussen Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport en Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport bedraagt 231 km (144 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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