ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961)

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 undertermined.[1]

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
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-18V
OperatorČSA
RegistrationOK-PAF
Flight originKloten Airport, Zurich
DestinationRabat-Sale Airport
Passengers64
Crew8
Fatalities72
Survivors0

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.

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