Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II in Nantes

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1980
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Airsprinter
Registration:
PH-JAL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
404-0218
YOM:
1978
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Nantes-Château Bougon Airport, the twin engine airplane crashed in a cemetery located about 2 km short of runway 03, in Saint-Aignan-de-Grand-Lieu. All eight occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft 99 Airliner in Nantes: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 99 Airliner
Operator:
Registration:
F-BTQE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nantes - Brest
MSN:
U-61
YOM:
1969
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Nantes-Château Bougon Airport, while climbing, the captain informed ATC about the failure of the right engine that caught fire. The crew was cleared to return for an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in flames onto a railway track located near the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all eight occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 500 in Nantes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1974 at 2145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
F-BPUI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rennes - Nantes - Poitiers - Clermont-Ferrand
MSN:
10389
YOM:
1969
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
14208
Aircraft flight cycles:
17677
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a mail flight from Rennes to Clermont-Ferrand with intermediate stops in Nantes and Poitiers on behalf of the French Postal Service (La Poste). On final approach to Nantes-Château Bougon Airport by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames in a field located about 12 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- Poor crew coordination,
- The crew failed to follow the published approach procedures,
- Lack of visibility,
- High obstructions.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Nantes: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3644
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Nantes Airport, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Friedrich-Wilhelm Thiemann,
Uffz Josef Trenz,
Ogfr Ewald Pedde,
Gefr Georg Senner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Nantes

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3524
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Nantes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M7+YK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nantes - Nantes
MSN:
4094
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff from Nantes Airport, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
Ofw Joachim Kuschke,
Uffz Hans Groth,
Uffz Sibo Stecheisen,
Gefr Alfred Keller,
Flg August Ehses.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to a pilot error.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Nantes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
L-619
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nantes - Nantes
MSN:
83
YOM:
1939
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nantes Airport on an endurance mission on behalf of the Société Nationale de Construction Aéronautique de l’Ouest (SNCAO), carrying five crew members. Few minutes after takeoff, a blue smoke spread in the cabin and a fire erupted, coming apparently from a tank in the rear of the airplane. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing. On final, at an altitude of 200 metres, one of the crew member was able to bail out when the aircraft nosed down and crashed in a field located one km from the runway, bursting into flames. The crew who bailed out was slightly injured while four other occupants were killed, among them three engineers from SNCAO.
Crew:
Mr. Charles Bollon de Clavière, pilot, †
Mr. Gabriel Monteau, mechanic, †
Mr. André Dufour, mechanic, †
Sgt Louis Porchaire, radio operator, †
Sgt/C Goblet.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire for unknown reasons.
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