Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 August 1975
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-321C
Owner/operator: Jordanian World Airways, opf Royal Air Maroc – RAM
Registration Number: JY-AEE
Location: near Amskroud –
ÿ Morocco
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 188 / Occupants: 188
Component Affected: Right wing tip and engineRight wing tip and engine
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707-321C passenger plane carrying Jordanian World Airways crashed near Gadir, Morocco, resulting in the deaths of all 181 passengers and seven crew members. The aircraft was descending from FL80 for a runway 29 approach when the right wing tip and engine struck a peak at 2400 feet altitude, causing a separation of the wing and engine. Control was lost, leading to a crash into a ravine.A Boeing 707-321C passenger plane carrying Jordanian World Airways crashed near Gadir, Morocco, resulting in the deaths of all 181 passengers and seven crew members. The aircraft was descending from FL80 for a runway 29 approach when the right wing tip and engine struck a peak at 2400 feet altitude, causing a separation of the wing and engine. Control was lost, leading to a crash into a ravine.
Description
A Boeing 707-321C passenger plane, JY-AEE, was destroyed when it crashed near Agadir, Morocco. All 181 passengers and seven crew members were killed. The aircraft, operated by Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines’ charter subsidiary Jordanian World Airways, carried out the flight from Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG), France to Agadir on behalf of Royal Air Maroc. The aircraft was descending from FL80 for a runway 29 approach when the right wing tip and no. 4 engine struck a peak at 2400 feet altitude. Part of the wing (including the no. 4 engine) separated. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into a ravine.
Primary Cause
Aircraft structural failure during a descent and impact.Aircraft structural failure during a descent and impact.Share on:
