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Crash of a Wibault 283.T12 in Fontclauze: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1939 at 1310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMTT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lyon – Paris
MSN:
10
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Lyon-Bron Airport on a flight to Paris-Le Bourget, carrying one passenger and four crew members on behalf of the 6th Section d'avion de transport based in Bron. While overflying Saint-Chamond, near Saint-Etienne, black smoke was coming out from the aircraft that crashed 10 minutes later in Fontclauze, near Caloire, west of Saint-Etienne. The captain survived while all four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Maurice Suau, pilot,
Sgt Roger Pehau, flight engineer, †
Cpl Marie Robert Peperiot, radio navigator, †
O/M Albert Legendre, engineer. †
Passenger:
Sgt Charles Deguin. †

Crash of a Wibault 283.T12 in Kašperské Hory: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1937 at 1729 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMYD
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Bucharest – Vienna – Prague – Paris
MSN:
11
YOM:
1934
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft departed Vienna-Schwechat Airport at 1555LT bound for Prague. Approaching the Czech capital city, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was instructed by ATC to return to Vienna. Few minutes later, the crew decided to initiate a descent but did not realize he was off course by 120 km. While descending in low visibility, at an altitude of some 700 metres, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a snowy forest located on the north slope of Mt Hut'ska. The wreckage was found a day later in 60 cm of snow. The aircraft named 'Le Glorieux' was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Frantisek Lehky, pilot,
Pierre Astruc, radio navigator.
Passenger:
Karel Flanderka.
Probable cause:
According to the authorities, the accident was caused by the combination of the following factors:
- Poor weather conditions,
- Low visibility,
- Failure of the direction finding equipment,
- Erroneous tracking calculation on part of the crew,
- Incomplete instructions transmitted by ATC based in Prague.

Crash of a Wibault 283.T12 in Albine: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1936 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ANBL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Paris – Toulouse – Dakar – Natal – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
15
YOM:
1934
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0245LT on a mail flight to Rio de Janeiro with intermediate stops in Toulouse, Dakar and Natal. Around 0545LT, the crew informed ATC about his position between Toulouse and Perpignan. Shortly later, the three engine airplane named 'L'Aventureux' impacted the slope of a mountain located near Albine. The pilot of a French Air Force fighter localized the wreckage at 1430LT at an altitude of 1,000 metres. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gaston Génin, pilot,
Roger Savary, copilot,
Albert Aubert, radio navigator.

Crash of a Wibault 283.T12 in Croydon

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMHO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Croydon
MSN:
5
YOM:
1933
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the airplane named 'Le Téméraire' crashed upon landing at Croydon Airport. All 10 occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Wibault 282T.12 off Dieppe: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1934 at 1220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMHP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris – Croydon
MSN:
8
YOM:
1933
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1115LT on a schedule service to Croydon, carrying three passengers and three crew members. While cruising over The Channel, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the water surface when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Croydon, SAR operations were initiated by British and French Authorities. Nine days later, on May 18, the dead body of a passenger was found on a beach in Fort-Mahon, Manche. Also, few debris and some mail were later recovered on several beaches of the area. The wreckage was never found. It is believed that the airplane may have crashed about 15 km north of Dieppe, Seine-Maritime.
Crew:
François Cannet, pilot,
Joseph Ollier, radio navigator,
Myles Murphy, steward.
Passengers:
Comte de Neuville,
Mr. Guichard,
Arthur Louis Fraissard.
Probable cause:
Due to the lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined.