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Crash of a Douglas C-54A-15-DC Skymaster in Paris-Orly
Date & Time:
May 28, 1969
Operator:
Registration:
F-BFCP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris- Poitiers – Bordeaux – Toulouse – Pau
MSN:
10346
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
35777
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll on runway 26, at an IAS of 61 knots, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that swerved. It veered off runway to the left, hit several obstacles, went down an embankment, broke into several parts and came to rest in flames by the Route Nationale 7. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew members were injured.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was the consequence of an engine malfunction due to an error on part of the flight engineer who placed the main fuel selectors in a 'half-on' position which corresponded with the 'On' position in five of the DC-4 aircraft of the company.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK in Poitiers
Date & Time:
Apr 30, 1959
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAII
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15105/25550
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Poitiers-Biard Airport, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest few yards farther. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Crash of a Douglas DC-3A in Poitiers
Date & Time:
Jan 8, 1958 at 1415 LT
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAOA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Poitiers - Poitiers
MSN:
11708
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
427.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
63
Circumstances:
The aircraft was dispatched at Poitiers-Biard Airport for training purposes. The crew (five pilots under supervision, one instructor and two passengers) left the airport at 1245LT for local training mission. While approaching the airfield with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the crew encountered difficulties with the undercarriage that failed to lock down in time. The instructor decided to make a go around when the airplane banked right and crashed on a military building housing ammunition. All eight occupants were injured and evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed. No one on ground was injured.
Probable cause:
The accident was due to the successive appearance of two incidents during a training exercise: slowness of the landing gear to extend; failure of the right engine to pick up power. The crew which included a pilot under training and a mechanic with limited experience, did not properly co-ordinate their actions. The instructor, because of his position in the cockpit, was unable to assist.
Final Report:
