Mary Keeler

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18 April 1964 – Middle East Airlines Flight 444 (registration OD-AEM) crashed at night into

the Persian Gulf, 10 miles out from Dhahran Airport, Saudi Arabia, killing all 49 on board;

the cause was never determined.15 February 1966 – an Indian Airlines Caravelle VI-N

registered as VT-DPP crashed short of the runway at Palam Airport in poor visibility, killing

two of 80 on board.4 September 1966 – an Indian Airlines Caravelle VI-N registered as VT-

DSB struck a hill at 800 feet during a training flight, killing the four crew.30 June 1967 –

Thai Airways International Flight 601, a Caravelle III, crashed into the sea while landing at

Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport during a tropical heavy rainstorm.Twenty-four people were

killed.4 November 1967 – Iberia Airlines Flight 062, a Caravelle 10R, struck Blackdown Hill,

Sussex, United Kingdom, killing all 37 passengers and crew.11 September 1968 – Air France

Flight 1611, a Caravelle III en route from the island of Corsica to Nice, France, crashed into

the Mediterranean Sea off Nice following an in-flight fire, killing all 95 on board; in 2011 a

report surfaced that a missile may have shot down the aircraft.28 December 1968 – two

Middle East Airlines Caravelle VI-Ns (registrations OD-AEE and OD-AEF), along with 12

other aircraft, were destroyed at Beirut International Airport by Israeli commandos in

retaliation for a terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.26 July 1969 – an Air Algérie

Caravelle VI-N (registration 7T-VAK) crashed at near Hassi Messaoud Airport, Algeria

killing 33 passengers and crew out of 37.The aircraft crashed onto the runway while

attempting an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire.8 October 1969 – A Cruzeiro do Sul

Caravelle VI-R en route from Belém-Val de Cães to Manaus-Ponta Pelada in Brazil was
hijacked by four people who demanded to be flown to Cuba.The hijacking lasted less than a

day and there were no casualties.1 April 1970 – A Royal Air Maroc Caravelle III registered

as CN-CCV crashed on approach to Casablanca following a loss of control, killing 61 of 72 on

board.20 November 1971 – China Airlines Flight 825, a Caravelle III (registration B-1852),

crashed near Penghu, Taiwan due to a possible bomb explosion, killing all 25 passengers

and crew on board.7 January 1972 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashed into a mountain

while on approach to Ibiza Airport, Spain.All 104 passengers and crew were killed.14 March

1972 – Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashed 20 mi west of Kalba, United Arab Emirates due

to pilot error, killing all 112 passengers and crew in the worst ever accident involving the

Caravelle.The accident is also the deadliest in the United Arab Emirates.1 June 1973 –

Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 109, a Caravelle VI-N (registration PP-PDX) operating from Belém-Val

de Cans to São Luís crashed on approach to São Luís.The left engine lost power and the

aircraft attained an extreme nose-up attitude.It stalled and crashed 760m to the right of the

runway.All 23 passengers and crew died.13 August 1973 – Aviaco Flight 118 crashed near A

Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 passengers and crew, while attempting to land at Alvedro

Airport (now A Coruña Airport) in heavy fog.11 September 1973 – JAT Airways Flight 769, a

Caravelle VI-N, struck Babin Zub Peak while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing all 41

passengers and crew on board.The accident remains the worst in Montenegro.22 December

1973 – A Sobelair Caravelle VI-N operating for Royal Air Maroc) Caravelle VI-N (OO-SRD)

struck Mount Mellaline while on approach to Tangier Airport, killing all 106 passengers and

crew on board.15 March 1974 – A Sterling Airways Caravelle 10B3 experienced a landing

gear failure as it was taxiing for take-off at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport leading

to 15 passengers being killed and 37 passengers and crew injured.12 October 1976 – Indian

Airlines Flight 171, a Caravelle VI-N, crashed at Santacruz Airport following a loss of control

caused by an uncontained engine failure and in-flight fire, killing all 95 on board.18
December 1977 – SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crashed into the sea while on final

approach to Madeira Airport due to pilot error, killing 36 of 52 on board; the wreckage was

found in 2011.30 September 1978 – A Finnair Caravelle was hijacked by an unemployed

home building contractor carrying a gun.With 44 passengers and 5 crew on board the

aircraft flew to Amsterdam, Netherlands.After that it flew to Helsinki, where the hijacker

released his hostages and received his demanded money.It then flew to Oulu, where he was

arrested at his house the following day.19 June 1980 - An Airborne Express Caravelle VI-R

registered as N905MW crashed at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport on approach to runway 26.The

probable cause was listed as poorly a planned approach, vortex turbulence, and failure to

follow approved procedures, directives, etc.21 December 1980 – A Transportes Aereos del

César (Aerocésar) Caravelle VIR (registration HK-1810) crashed near Riohacha, Colombia

due to an explosion and in-flight fire, killing all 70 on board.The cause of the explosion was

unknown.(1980 Riohacha Transportes Aéreos del Cesar Caravelle crash)

29 April 1983, SAN Ecuador Flight 832, a Caravelle VI-R (reg.HC-BAJ, sn.125) crashed near

the southern end of the runway of the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Guayaquil,

Ecuador after attempting to execute an emergency landing.The plane had suffered a engine

failure shortly after taking off from Guayaquil on a flight to Quito, and the crew was

returning to the airport.