A tribunal concluded that the pilot, who had earlier been punished by Air France for recklessness, had continued to land without use of instruments in bad weather, amounting to willful misconduct.

[1] All 55 passengers and 8 crew on board were killed, including the French West African poet David Diop.

A salvage attempt was made and, although most of the bodies were recovered, only 20 per cent of the wreckage was brought back to shore.

[1] A number of cases were brought against Air France for compensation under the Warsaw Convention by the families of the victims, including by Diop's widow.

The court found the pilot, who had been earlier punished by Air France for recklessness, had continued to land without use of instruments in bad weather, amounting to wilful misconduct.