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Val-d'Oise
Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo in Pontoise
Date & Time:
May 12, 1976
Operator:
Registration:
F-BSTG
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
31-686
YOM:
1970
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Pontoise. There were no casualties.
Crash of a Beechcraft C99 in Auvers-sur-Oise
Date & Time:
Aug 31, 1973
Registration:
F-BSRZ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris - Paris
MSN:
U-19
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget on a local post maintenance test flight. En route, technical problems forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field and came to rest. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Tupolev TU-144S in Goussainville: 14 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 3, 1973 at 1529 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-77102
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Paris
MSN:
01-2
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The supersonic airplane was engaged in a demonstration flight during the 'Paris Air Show'. Following a low pass over runway 03 at an altitude of 190 meters for about one km, the crew increased engine power and initiated a steep climb till the altitude of 1,200 meters. Then the airplane started to descent and four second after it reached the altitude of 750 meters on descent, the airplane rolled to the left at an angle of 40° with positive g loads of 4 to 4,5 g. At an altitude of 280 meters and a speed of 780 km/h, the front left wing detached, struck the left main wing and punctured the fuel tank. Out of control, the airplane disintegrated in the air and crashed in flames in Goussainville. All six occupants were killed as well as eight people on the ground. 28 other people were injured, some of them seriously. Several houses were destroyed.
Probable cause:
On 28 July 1974, French and Soviet experts confirmed in the final report that no anomaly could be found in the construction or operation of the aircraft and that the intervention of a human was therefore the greatest probability to explain the accident. Nearly 25 years later, members of the commission of inquiry revealed some elements about the crash after archives have been open to public. In the morning of the accident, a Mirage III fighter aircraft of the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) took off from Strasbourg and the crew was asked to perform some aerial photos of the Tupolev during its low pass over Le Bourget Airport. By the time the Tupolev crew was at an altitude of about 500 meters, the Mirage was positioned about 200 meters above him and slightly ahead of him. According to investigations, the presence of this fighter likely distracted the crew of the Tupolev who felt that the distance of separation between both aircraft was insufficient. After a few seconds, the crew of the Mirage III was instructed to evacuate the zone (the procedure at that time was that each aircraft performing a demonstration at the Bourget Air Show must respect a minimum of 8 km of 'free' area). When the Mirage pilots made a turn to the left, the Mirage naturally seemed bigger to the Tupolev crew. As a result, the pilot-in-command of the supersonic positioned the aircraft in a slight pitch attitude during which a negative aerodynamic force of one g was recorded. As a result, a structural failure occurred on the left wing, which caused the aircraft to roll on its back, to brake in two parts and to explode in the air. It was later confirmed that the Tupolev TU-144 was designed to support a positive force of five to seven g but a negative force of one g only. In the present case, the negative force having been reached, a structural failure occurred. It was also confirmed that the Soviet pilots made this maneuver to avoid the collision with the Mirage. However, given the position of each aircraft at that time, a collision was impossible.
Crash of a Caudron C.440 Goéland in Pontoise
Date & Time:
Nov 25, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAPQ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pontoise - Pontoise
MSN:
8918/1114
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin when he encountered an unexpected situation. The pilot attempt an emergency landing in a field and while all three crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Caudron C.440 Goéland in Pontoise
Date & Time:
Dec 21, 1957
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAPI
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8910/1106
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airport. No casualties.
Crash of a Caudron C.440 Goéland in Pontoise
Date & Time:
Jun 29, 1956
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAPE
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pontoise - Pontoise
MSN:
8906/1102
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew left Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airport for a local training mission. En route, an unexpected situation forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field near the airport and came to rest. All four crew members were unhurt while the airplane was written off.
Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan in Gonesse
Date & Time:
Mar 17, 1955
Operator:
Registration:
F-BBOF
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
007
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in a field located in Gonesse few minutes after its takeoff from Le Bourget Airport. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK in Le Plessis-Gassot: 18 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 18, 1945 at 0930 LT
Operator:
Registration:
43-48611
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris-Le Bourget - Biggin Hill
MSN:
25872/14427
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
At 0923LT, the airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport on a flight to Biggin Hill. Seven minutes later, it went out of control and crashed in a field located in Le Plessis-Gassot, about 8 km north of the airport. Four passengers were seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed.
Crew (37th ATG):
2nd Lt Roy J. Shilling, pilot, †
2nd Lt George A. Wood, copilot, †
Cpl Alphonse V. Cogozzo, radio operator, †
Cpl Harold W. Grubb, flight engineer. †
Passengers:
Cpt Roy Greene, †
Cpt John C. Gregg, †
S/Sgt Edward Shufflebotham, †
T/Sgt Ralph E. Hersbergen,
T/Sgt William H. Patterson, †
S/Sgt Frank Schlucker, †
S/Sgt Henry J. Coon, †
S7Sgt Francis T. Cionek,
S/Sgt Matthew J. Hirech, †
S/Sgt Moses J. Hirsch,
S/Sgt Anthony Zalewski, †
S/Sgt Walter D. Domress,
T/Sgt Robert J. Simon, †
T/Sgt Angelo J. Lavenia, †
Pvt Fred W. Bonness, †
M/Sgt Eugene L. Borengasser, †
M/Sgt Roamy Eugene Dandridge. †
Crew (37th ATG):
2nd Lt Roy J. Shilling, pilot, †
2nd Lt George A. Wood, copilot, †
Cpl Alphonse V. Cogozzo, radio operator, †
Cpl Harold W. Grubb, flight engineer. †
Passengers:
Cpt Roy Greene, †
Cpt John C. Gregg, †
S/Sgt Edward Shufflebotham, †
T/Sgt Ralph E. Hersbergen,
T/Sgt William H. Patterson, †
S/Sgt Frank Schlucker, †
S/Sgt Henry J. Coon, †
S7Sgt Francis T. Cionek,
S/Sgt Matthew J. Hirech, †
S/Sgt Moses J. Hirsch,
S/Sgt Anthony Zalewski, †
S/Sgt Walter D. Domress,
T/Sgt Robert J. Simon, †
T/Sgt Angelo J. Lavenia, †
Pvt Fred W. Bonness, †
M/Sgt Eugene L. Borengasser, †
M/Sgt Roamy Eugene Dandridge. †
Crash of a Heinkel He.111E in Gonesse: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 16, 1940
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris-Le Bourget - Paris-Le Bourget
MSN:
1315
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Gonesse, three km north of the airfield, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was seriously injured.
Crew:
Fw Hans Schmidt, pilot,
Gefr Heinrich Nisse, chief,
Gefr Erich Otekal, radio operator,
Gefr Horst Marschall, mechanic.
Crew:
Fw Hans Schmidt, pilot,
Gefr Heinrich Nisse, chief,
Gefr Erich Otekal, radio operator,
Gefr Horst Marschall, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine during initial climb.
