Crash of a Learjet 25B off Antibes: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Learjet 25
Operator:
Registration:
SX-ASO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Athens - Nice
MSN:
25-074
YOM:
1971
Location:
Antibes
Alpes-Maritimes
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, while on a positioning flight from Athens-Ellinikon Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Antibes. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6B in Nice

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-6
Operator:
Europe Aéro Service - EAS
Registration:
F-BNUZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nice - Nice
MSN:
45173
YOM:
1957
Location:
Nice-Côte d’Azur
Alpes-Maritimes
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport. Following a series of touch-and-go manoeuvres, the four engine airplane landed hard. The crew stopped the airplane which was considered as damaged beyond repair due to structural damages.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the hard landing was the consequence of a wrong approach configuration on part of the pilot-in-command.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65 Queen Air B80 off Nice

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1970 at 0010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
Operator:
Luftfahrt-Service
Registration:
D-ILGA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Nice - Stuttgart
MSN:
LD-115
YOM:
1963
Location:
Nice-Côte d’Azur
Alpes-Maritimes
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport, while climbing by night, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea some 300 meters offshore. All eight occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.
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