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Volare Air Company Antonov AN-12BP plane crash

Agadir, Morocco

Key facts

Airline
Volare Air Company
Aircraft
Antonov AN-12BP
Location
Agadir, Morocco
Date
6th February, 2002
People on board
8
Fatalities
8

Accident account

The aircraft crashed shortly after departing Agadir, Morocco, on a cargo flight to Algiers, Algeria. The plane impacted terrain at an altitude of roughly 9,900ft in the rugged Atlas Mountains region. All eight crewmembers aboard were killed.

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