Marseille

An undercarriage failed on landing. The four engine aircraft slid on its belly for several yards before coming to rest. All 31 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew left Marseille-Marignane to perform a test mission on this third example. After a 4 hours and 20 minutes flight, the crew returned to his base. On landing on the Étang de Berre, the seaplane bounced four times, took off and flew less than 20 meters over hangars. At 1725LT, the crew made a second attempt to land when the aircraft hit the water surface, bounced three times and plunged into the water, hit the bottom and eventually came to rest. All eight crew members were unhurt but the aircraft was severely damaged and later considered as a complete write off.
Crew:
Jean Reviron, pilot,
Jean Sarrail, pilot 6.

Source: Jean-Louis Bléneau
Photos: http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/bleneau/se200_2/se200_2.pdf

The crew left Marseille-Marignane Airport at 1416LT for a test flight. While cruising about 45 km north of Toulon, the four engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six crew members were killed. Built in November 1948, the aircraft made its first test flight on November 24, 1948 and was performing here its 34th test flight and already completed a total of 60 flying hours. Built for the Institut Géographique National (IGN) for aerial photography and stratospheric mission, this model was the first prototype. Following this accident, the project was abandoned.
Crew:
Henri Vanderpol, pilot,
Silvio Agliany, flight engineer,
Pierre Bouillon, flight engineer,
Ferdinand Pillet, mechanic,
Valery Chasson, mechanic,
Marius Rivet, radio operator.

The crew started the approach to Marseille-Marignane Airport in foggy conditions. The aircraft hit a cliff located near Cape Sicié, south of Toulon. All six occupants were killed.

While approaching Saint Etienne, an engine failed. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing but the aircraft stalled and crashed in a prairie. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Robert Millet, pilot,
Pierre-Claude Belmont, mechanic,
Alain Le Bras, radio navigator,
Roger Panenc, radio navigator.
Passengers:
Casimir Corniglion, photographer,
André Lesure, chief of Photography by IGN.

While flying along the Spanish coast, the radio operator informed ground by radio: 'one engine stopped, are forced to ditch the aircraft'. Shortly later, the aircraft crashed into the sea some 25 km southeast off Cabo de Palos. The first rescuers arrived on site 24 hours later and were able to evacuate two survivors, the mechanic and a passenger. All 42 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Mr. Galindo, pilot,
Mr. Remy, mechanic,
Mr. Chase, mechanic,
Mr. Chanel, radio navigator,
Anne-Marie Rouannet, stewardess.

On the leg from Nice to Marseille, the crew started the descent to Marignane Airport when the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sainte-Beaume Mountain Range, near Gémenos. A crew member was seriously injured while both other occupants were killed. Two days later, the only survivor died from his injuries. Delivered in September 5, 1945, the aircraft entered in service in June 8, 1946 only.
Crew:
Gabriel Cahouet, pilot,
Henri Decoudray, radio navigator,
Robert Salles, mechanic.

Just after lift off, while in initial climb, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Georges Pascaud, pilot,
Jean-Louis Coquerel, radio navigator,
Pierre Besson, mechanic.

The three engine aircraft left Marseille-Marignane Airport at 1340LT on a cargo flight to Paris with an intermediate stop in Lyon. About one hour and twenty minutes into the flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy snow falls. The aircraft hit with its undercarriage the south slope of Mt Ventoux located northeast of Carpentras, and came to rest in 1,5 meter of snow. The crew was slightly injured and rescued a day later while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is reported that the aircraft was flying at the altitude of 1,800 meters at the time of the accident (Mt Ventoux is 1,911 meters high) and the pilot was probably following a wrong corridor.

While on a mail flight from Marseille to Algiers, an engine failed. The crew decided to divert to Mahon Airport but on final approach, the aircraft crashed. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members were slightly injured.