Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Alençon: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 25, 1965 at 2130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
63-7797
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Evreux - Evreux
MSN:
3863
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew departed Évreux Airport for a night training flight with two other similar airplane. While cruising at low height, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames in a field located near the Château de Durcet. The airplane was totally destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
