Toussus-le-Noble

Shortly after takeoff from Toussus-le-Noble Airport runway 07L, while climbing in limited visibility due to fog, the twin engine aircraft initiated a right turn when control was lost. It nosed down and eventually crashed in an open field located in Saclay, about 5 km southeast of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all seven occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to thick fog. For unknown reasons, the pilot initiated a right turn after takeoff while departure procedures define a straight in climb. Five of the six passengers were automobile journalists flying to Montluçon where they were supposed to visit the Dunlop facilities and perform drive tests on the last BMW M3. The sixth passenger was a marketing Director by a BMW dealer who chartered the aircraft.
Crew:
Daniel Douzard.
Passengers:
François-Xavier Beaudet,
Denis Charpentier,
Raymond Bochet,
Geoffroy Lemaignen,
Marc Duick,
Jean-Claude Depincé.

The crew was engaged in a test flight on this first prototype and was completing a short flight from Toussus-le-Noble to his main base in Vélizy-Villacoublay. On final approach, at an altitude of 250 meters, the four engine aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion in the wood of Verrières located less than two km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Louis Bertrand, pilot,
Abel Nicolle, flight engineer,
Robert Facomprez, radio operator,
Maurice Itasse, mechanic,
Marcel Constum, mechanic.

The single engine airplane departed Toussus-le-Noble at 0800LT on a pleasure flight, carrying four passengers and one pilot. An hours and a half into the flight, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located in L'Isle-en-Rigault, some 10 km northeast of Saint-Dizier. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Charles Strube, pilot.
Passengers:
Jean Roche,
M. Tassart,
M. Chaize,
M. Elic.

The pilot Louis Bucquet, test pilot by Breguet Industries, was involved in a test flight on this new three engine prototype. After departing Toussus-le-Noble Airport, the pilot completed some manoeuvres over the region when one of the propeller blade detached and impacted the fuselage. The engine vibrated dangerously while the control of the aircraft became hazardous. The pilot realized it was not possible to fly back to the airport so he decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in an open field and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The pilot was killed as the parachute straps were not correctly secured.

After taking part to an airshow in Le Touquet to introduce this new four engine aircraft (first prototype), the crew was returning to his base in Toussus-le-Noble. While cruising at an altitude of 600 metres over Daméraucourt, some 4 km north of Grandvilliers, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the forest of Vieuville. While the mechanic was uninjured, the pilot was killed instantly. The aircraft was named 'Le Mammouth'.
Crew:
Jean Casale, pilot,
Gaston Boulet, mechanic.