Air France Flight 007
An Air France Boeing 707-328 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 June 1962 |
| Summary | Rejected takeoff due to mechanical failure |
| Site | Orly Airport, Paris, France |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-328 |
| Aircraft name | Chateau de Sully |
| Operator | Air France |
| Registration | F-BHSM |
| Flight origin | Paris-Orly Airport, Paris, France |
| 1st stopover | Idlewild Airport, New York City, United States |
| 2nd stopover | Atlanta Municipal Airport, Atlanta, United States |
| Destination | Houston Municipal Airport, Houston, United States |
| Occupants | 132 |
| Passengers | 122 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 130 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Air France Flight 007 crashed on 3 June 1962 while on take-off from Orly Airport. The only survivors of the disaster were two flight attendants; the other eight crew members, and all 122 passengers on board the Boeing 707, were killed. The crash was at the time the worst single-aircraft disaster and the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 707. It was also the first single civilian jet airliner disaster with more than 100 deaths.
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