ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961)

ČSA Flight 511
A ČSA Ilyushin Il-18 similar to the crashed aircraft
Accident
DateJuly 12, 1961 (1961-07-12)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain, cause undetermined
SiteCasablanca-Anfa Airport, Morocco
33°26′25″N 7°42′57″W / 33.4403°N 7.7158°W / 33.4403; -7.7158
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-18V
OperatorČSA
RegistrationOK-PAF
Flight originKloten Airport, Zurich
DestinationRabat-Sale Airport
Passengers64
Crew8
Fatalities72
Survivors0

ČSA Flight 511 was a flight operated by an Ilyushin Il-18 that crashed near Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco on July 12, 1961. All 72 people on board were killed. The cause of the crash remains undetermined.[1]

On March 28, 1961 another Ilyushin Il-18 operating on the same flight, ČSA OK-511, crashed near Nuremberg, Germany, killing all 52 passengers and crew on board.

References

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  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18V OK-PAF Casablanca-Anfa Airport (CAS)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2005-03-23. Retrieved 2021-07-11.