| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 22, 1962 |
| Time: | 0401 |
| Location: | Basse-Terre, Guadaloupe, West Indies |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Flight #: | 117 |
| Route: | Paris - Pointe-a Pitre - Santaigo |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-707-328 |
| Registration: | F-BHST |
| cn / ln: | 18247/274 |
| Aboard: | 112 (passengers:102 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 112 (passengers:102 crew:10) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into a 1,400 ft. hill while on approach, 15 miles from the runway threshold. Nonfunctioning VOR station. Insufficient meteorological information given to the flight crew. Malfunctioning automatic direction finder due to the effects of poor atmospheric conditions. The aircraft was named "Chateau de Chantilly." |
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