188 fatalities

1975-08-03: Agadir air disaster — Morocco

Morocco

On August 3, 1975, an Agadir air disaster was involved in an aviation accident near Morocco. 188 people were killed. The investigation identified controlled flight into terrain as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors.

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On August 3, 1975, a Boeing 707 crashed near Agadir, Morocco, resulting in 188 fatalities. The accident is recorded in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset.

Accident

On August 3, 1975, a Boeing 707 aircraft was involved in an aviation accident near Agadir, Morocco. The incident, known as the Agadir air disaster, resulted in 188 fatalities according to reports. The exact circumstances of the crash, including the flight's origin and purpose, are not specified in the available record.

Dataset Record

The accident is catalogued in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset, which tracks over three thousand documented aircraft accidents and aviation occurrences spanning the history of powered and unpowered flight. Research databases such as this allow for cross-referencing of records with primary investigative sources, enabling the study of historical safety trends.

Contributing factors

controlled flight into terrain

Investigation report by Wikidata contributors. Original record: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4690967. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the CC0 (Wikidata).