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Crash of a Socata TBM-700 in Moulins

Date & Time: May 13, 2002 at 1538 LT
Type of aircraft:
Socata TBM-700
Operator:
Registration:
N700AR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Aerial photography
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins
MSN:
023
YOM:
1991
Location:
Moulins
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2100
Captain / Total hours on type:
35.00
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was completing an aerial photography flight from Clermont-Ferrand, carrying one passenger and one pilot. On final approach to Moulins-Montbeugny Airport runway 08, at a speed of 85 knots, the pilot estimated that the nose-up attitude of the aircraft was excessive and increased engine power. The aircraft rolled to the left, causing the left wing tip to struck the runway surface. Out of control, the aircraft impacted the ground, lost its undercarriage and slid fo 95 metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured and fire brigade arrived 15 minutes later. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the approach was completed with the engine at reduced power. It was not possible to determine if the engine was running at 'full reduced power' or at a minimum of 10% of torque as preconized by the manufacturer. During an approach completed with an engine at 'full reduced power', the full power can be obtained only after a period of five seconds.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Moulins: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 2001 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:
Registration:
F-GDLE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins
MSN:
BB-230
YOM:
1977
Location:
Moulins
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
4893
Copilot / Total flying hours:
3314
Aircraft flight hours:
11355
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Moulins-Montbeugny Airport in the morning on a training flight to Clermont-Ferrand, carrying two passengers and two pilots. The goal of the flight was to extend the IFR rating of the pilot in the left seat. Following a stop in Clermont-Ferrand, the crew returned to Moulins. Over Moulins, the crew was cleared by ATC to leave the frequency and reported his intention to perform several manoeuvres in the area of Moulins Airport for a period of 30 minutes. Three touch-and-go were conducted on runway 26 then the crew continued at an altitude of about 2,000 feet when the aircraft became unstable on its roll axis. It nosed down and crashed in a wooded area called 'Bois de Bordes' located 7 km north of the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft struck the ground in a gear and flaps up configuration and that both engines were rotating at the time of impact. The left engine nevertheless provided less power than the right at the very moment of their respective impact. The right engine power lever was in sector beta before impact and no anomalies were reported by the crew before the accident. In conclusion, it is believed that the accident was probably due to a loss of control during an engine failure exercise, without however being able to determine with exactitude the chronology of the actions carried out by the crew.
Final Report:

Crash of a Swearingen SA226TC Metro II in Montluçon: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1988 at 0631 LT
Type of aircraft:
Swearingen SA226 Metro II
Operator:
Registration:
F-GCPG
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Montluçon - Paris
MSN:
TC-334E
YOM:
1980
Flight number:
FU440
Location:
Montluçon-Guéret
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
10346
Circumstances:
Following a night takeoff at Montluçon-Guéret Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft nosed down and struck the ground 600 meters past the runway end. It slid for few dozen meters, collided with bushes and eventually came to rest, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. It appears that the Stall Avoidance System (SAS) had activated, resulting in the stick pusher activation at a critical altitude. The Metro's SAS system, as well as the SAS system on this particular aircraft, had a history of problems. These problems resulted in several NTSB Safety Recommendations (A-84-66, A-88-154). The copilot was at controls at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Gérard Van Der Veecken, pilot,
Christian Rémondon, copilot.
Passengers:
Robert Aupetit,
Patrick Desdoit.
Probable cause:
The accident resulted from a reduction in the attitude of the airplane causing a downward trajectory in the moments that followed the takeoff. It is likely that this decrease in attitude is due to an untimely triggering of the stick pusher. The absence of a recorder and the complete destruction of the SAS (apart from angle of attack vane and its transmitter) did not prove this hypothesis. With or without inadvertent triggering of the stick pusher, the imprecision of the right horizon and the absence of external visual references played an important role in this accident.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-26-FA Flying Boxcar near Moulins

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
51-2645
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10634
YOM:
1951
Location:
Moulins
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failure in flight forced the crew to bail out and to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field about 15 km southeast of Moulins. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan in Vichy: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1947
Type of aircraft:
AAC.1 Toucan
Operator:
Aéro Cargo
Registration:
F-BCHH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris – Vichy
MSN:
323
Location:
Vichy
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the three engine aircraft skidded and then went out of control. It veered off runway and came to rest in flames in a field. A passenger was killed.

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell in Châtel-Montagne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1945
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Châtel-Montagne
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all six crew members.
Crew (850th Bomb Squadron):
Br Gen William H. Eaton, pilot,
2nd Lt Alfred A. Faflik Jr., copilot,
2nd Lt Helmer O. Balland,
S/Sgt Fred H. Thorton,
2nd Lt Garry I. Leonard,
Cpl Drayton P. Mannies.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 C-4 Condor in Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1944 at 0545 LT
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+KR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
183
Location:
Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed La Rochelle Airport on a night flight to Germany, carrying military personnel. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft entered an area of mist when it struck a wooded hill located in Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Kutterer, pilot,
Sgt Karl Novotny, pilot,
Sgt Horst Flechsig, radio operator,
Sgt Karl Greeb.
Passengers:
Kurt Schramm,
Ernst Kreigenfeld,
Cpl Erhard Sumpf,
Sgt Siegfried Kalinowski,
Bruno Greil,
Georg Kunis,
Sgt Walter Kobrich,
Ernst Lupp.

Crash of a Potez 25 in Sorbier: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1929 at 1135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Potez 25
Operator:
Registration:
47
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bucharest – Belgrade – Venice – Lyon – Tours
MSN:
47
YOM:
1925
Location:
Sorbier
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In the first Potez 25 registered 29 took place François Tulasne and his copilot Favier. In the second Potez 25 registered 47 took place Sergeant Robert Josserand and Sergeant in Chief Georges Vergnaud. With two other Potez 25, they were returning to their base in Tours-Parçay-Meslay after taking part to the funeral of the Romanian Colonel Stefan Protopopescu in Bucharest. All four aircraft made intermediate stops in Belgrade and Venice but both other crews encountered technical problems in Venice and Lyon and both aircraft were grounded. En route from Lyon to Tours, while cruising some two km south of Sorbier, Allier, the crews encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and low clouds. Due to poor visibility, the crew of the first aircraft decided to return and made a 180 turn when the collision occurred. From a height of 100 metres, both aircraft collided and dove into the ground, killing all four occupants.
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