The 1973 Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crash occurred on December 22, 1973, when a Sobelair Sud Aviation Caravelle SE-210 (operating for Royal Air Maroc) crashed near Tangier, Morocco.

[1][2][3] The aircraft was leased to Royal Air Maroc to operate a passenger flight from Paris, France, to Casablanca, Morocco, with a stopover in Tangier.

Most of the 98 passengers were Moroccan students and workers, as well as French tourists traveling to Morocco for Christmas.

[4] The aircraft approached runway 28 at Tangier-Boukhalef Airport at night in rainy weather.

During the approach, the aircraft made a delayed turn and entered a mountainous area.