Crash of a Douglas C-54A-15-DC Skymaster in Saint-Just-Chaleyssin: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 29, 1949 at 1645 LT
Operator:
Registration:
F-BELO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Lyon – Tunis
MSN:
10391
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On approach to Lyon-Bron Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog. On final, the pilot in command descended to low when the aircraft hit a chestnut tree, overturned and crashed in flames in a field located in Saint-Just-Chaleyssin, about 15 km from runway 34 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and five people were killed, three crew members and two passengers.
Crew killed were:
Louis Villeval, pilot,
Pierre Vire, radio navigator,
Jean-Maurice Dauget, mechanic.
Passengers killed were:
Mr. & Mrs. Haick.
Crew killed were:
Louis Villeval, pilot,
Pierre Vire, radio navigator,
Jean-Maurice Dauget, mechanic.
Passengers killed were:
Mr. & Mrs. Haick.
