Air France Flight 117
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. The Boeing 707–328 aircraft involved in the accident was just four months old.
An Air France Boeing 707–320 similar to the crashed aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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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