[1] The 707, owned by Alia Royal Jordanian was chartered by the national airline of Morocco, Royal Air Maroc, to fly 181 Moroccan workers and their families from France home for the holidays.

[2] The aircraft approached Agadir in the early hours of the morning at the time of the crash.

There was heavy fog in the area and the aircraft was flying in from the northeast over the Atlas Mountains.

The extent of the destruction was such that nothing bigger than 1 square metre (10 sq ft) in size was found.

The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in not ensuring positive course guidance before beginning descent.