Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan near Sefrou: 16 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 10, 1946 at 2000 LT
Registration:
F-BCAA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris – Casablanca
MSN:
281
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
While flying by night in low visibility at an altitude of 3,600 feet, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 10 km south of Sefrou. The wreckage was localized few hours later and all 16 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that, following a navigational error on part of the crew, the aircraft was on the wrong track at the time of the accident. Also, its altitude of 3,600 feet was insufficient.
