User:Paris1127/Air Inter Flight 696
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Air Inter Flight 696 was an Air Inter Vickers Viscount 724 carrying 63 passengers and 5 crew members on a scheduled French passenger flight from Lyon–Bron Airport, in Lyon, to Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat Airport, outside Clermont-Ferrand. On October 27, 1972, it crashed into a mountain on approach. Of the 68 passengers and crew on board, only 8 passengers survived. At the time, it was the fourth deadliest accident in French history and the fourth deadliest accident involving a Vickers Viscount.[1]
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Date | October 27, 1972 (1972-10-27) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Pic du Picon, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Noirétable, France Approximately 45.83639°N 3.72583°E / 45.83639; 3.72583 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount Type 724 |
Operator | Air Inter |
Registration | F-BMCH |
Flight origin | Lyon–Bron Airport, Lyon, France |
Destination | Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat Airport, Aulnat, France |
Passengers | 63 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 60 |
Survivors | 8 |
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