[4][2] During the descent, the airplane lost altitude near Berrechid, a city around 30 kilometers from the intermediate stop Casablanca.

[2] The crash was reported to have been a result of the plane dodging to avoid the town of Berrechid, Morocco.

There is contention as to whether the aircraft hit high-voltage wires before crashing.

The aircraft crashed on El Gara road, and spread debris over a 1,000 square yards (840 m2) area.

[7] At the time of the crash, the aircraft was a 9 year and 11 month old Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle registered under CN-CCV.