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Air France Flight 117
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Air France Flight 117 was a multi-leg international scheduled flight from Paris-Orly Airport via Lisbon, the Azores, Guadeloupe and Peru to Santiago, Chile, which crashed on 22 June 1962.
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![]() An Air France Boeing 707–320 similar to the crashed aircraft | |
Accident | |
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Date | 22 June 1962 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Dos D'Ane, 25 km (15.5 mi) WNW of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe 16.311°N 61.768°W / 16.311; -61.768 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 707–328 |
Aircraft name | Chateau de Chantilly |
Operator | Air France |
Registration | F-BHST |
Flight origin | Paris Orly Airport, Paris, France |
1st stopover | Lisbon Airport, Lisbon, Portugal |
2nd stopover | Santa Maria Airport, Santa Maria, Azores |
3rd stopover | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
4th stopover | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela |
Last stopover | Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru |
Destination | Los Cerillos, Santiago, Chile |
Occupants | 113 |
Passengers | 103 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 113 |
Survivors | 0 |
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