Air France Flight 007

48°43′N 2°22′E / 48.72°N 2.37°E / 48.72; 2.37

Air France Flight 007
An Air France Boeing 707-328 similar to the one involved
Accident
Date3 June 1962
SummaryRejected takeoff due to mechanical failure
SiteOrly Airport, Paris, France
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707-328
Aircraft nameChateau de Sully
OperatorAir France
IATA flight No.AF007
ICAO flight No.AFR007
Call signAIR FRANS 007
RegistrationF-BHSM
Flight originParis-Orly Airport, Paris, France
1st stopoverIdlewild Airport, New York City, United States
2nd stopoverAtlanta Municipal Airport, Atlanta, United States
DestinationHouston Municipal Airport, Houston, United States
Occupants132
Passengers122
Crew10
Fatalities130
Injuries2
Survivors2

Air France Flight 007 crashed on 3 June 1962 while on take-off from Orly Airport. The only survivors of the disaster were two flight attendants; the other eight crew members, and all 122 passengers on board the Boeing 707, were killed. The crash was at the time the worst single-aircraft disaster and the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 707. It was also the first single civilian jet airliner disaster with more than 100 deaths.