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Crash of an ATR42-312 in Ameskroud: 44 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 21, 1994 at 1850 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CN-CDT
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Agadir - Casablanca
MSN:
127
YOM:
1989
Flight number:
AT630
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
40
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
44
Circumstances:
Ten minutes after takeoff from Agadir-Al Massira Airport, while climbing to the altitude of 16,000 feet, the aircraft nosed down and entered a rapid descent until it collided with mountainous terrain near Ameskroud, in the Atlas Mountain Range, about 24 km northeast of Agadir Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 44 occupants were killed. Part of the left wing was found about 5 km from the main wreckage.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the captain deliberately disconnected the automatic pilot system and initiated a rapid descent after he decided to commit suicide. This official version was challenged by the Moroccan Pilot's Union.
Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Casablanca: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 3, 1986
Operator:
Registration:
CN-CDE
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Casablanca - Casablanca
MSN:
BB-567
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew (two instructors and two student pilots) were engaged in a local training flight at Casablanca-Nouasseur Airport. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances, killing all four occupants.
Crash of a Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III in Casablanca: 61 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 1, 1970 at 0945 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CN-CCV
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Agadir - Casablanca - Paris
MSN:
32
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
76
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
61
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a flight from Agadir to Paris with an intermediate stop in Casablanca. On final approach, the crew encountered unclear technical problems when the airplane lost height and crashed 2 km short of runway 35 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and 61 occupants were killed while 21 other were injured.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the final approach was continued below the glide as a result of various problems. During the descent, the fire alarm connected to the right engine came on in the cockpit and the flight engineer immediately switched all the power of the hydraulic pumps on the engine that the captain was shutting down, which blocked the transfer actions until the power supply on the left engine would be reactivated. At impact, controls started to function again but it was too late for the pilot-in-command to expect recovery.
Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK in Tangier
Date & Time:
Nov 14, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
CN-CCJ
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
13805/25250
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An undercarriage failed on landing, causing the aircraft to skid. There were no injuries but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a SNCASO SO.30P Bretagne in Tangier: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 13, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
F-DABD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tangier – Casablanca
MSN:
34
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Tangier-Boukhalef Airport, while in initial climb, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine. The captain decided to land asap. The airplane crash landed past the runway end, between the airport and the ocean. A passenger was killed in the accident.
Probable cause:
Engine trouble after takeoff.
Crash of a SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne in Morocco
Date & Time:
Dec 31, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
F-BEHA
MSN:
23
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Morocco during the year 1952. Exact date remains unknown.
