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Ground accident of a Fairchild F27A in Toulon
Date & Time:
Sep 22, 1989 at 1950 LT
Registration:
F-GFHZ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Toulon - Bastia
MSN:
79
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
37
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Boarding was done and the crew was preparing the aircraft when the gear were mistakenly retracted for unknown reasons. All 40 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Dassault M.D.312M Flamant near Solliès-Toucas: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 5, 1961
Operator:
Registration:
3.S.
Survivors:
No
MSN:
298
YOM:
1952
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a liaison flight from Hyères-Le Palyvestre Airbase. While cruising in misty conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located northwest of Solliès-Toucas, Var. The wreckage was found near the Saint-Hubert convent. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (Escadrille 3.S.):
EV Jean-Pierre Besson,
Mt Ollivier,
SM Barrel.
Crew (Escadrille 3.S.):
EV Jean-Pierre Besson,
Mt Ollivier,
SM Barrel.
Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris I in Toulon: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1959
Operator:
Registration:
12
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Toulon - Toulon
MSN:
12
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local test flight on behalf of the commission d’études pratiques d’aéronautique (CEPA). In flight, control was lost for unknown reason and the twin engine aircraft crashed near the airport, killing all three crew members.
Crash of a Dassault MD.312M Flamant near Sainte-Maxime: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 26, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
10.S.14
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fréjus - Fréjus
MSN:
299
YOM:
1952
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training sortie from Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël NAS. En route, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed on the rocky slope of a mountain located about 9 km north of Sainte-Maxime. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (10S Squadron):
Aloïs Rabain, navigator
René Tosello,
Roger Falcou 3.
Crew (10S Squadron):
Aloïs Rabain, navigator
René Tosello,
Roger Falcou 3.
Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL near Riboux: 10 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 6, 1951 at 1945 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-100488
Survivors:
No
MSN:
18951
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sainte-Baume Mountain range, about a mile north of Riboux. The wreckage was found two days later about 30 km east of Marseille and all 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Peter Joseph Brylinski Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Bernard Shephard Strongren,
1st Lt Donald Denzil Wright,
T/Sgt James R. Gallentine,
T/Sgt William I. Lawson,
T/Sgt Fred Richard Linn,
Pvt Patric Eugene O'Riley,
Maj Merton Paul Kilgore,
Cpt Harold Edward Peterson.
Passenger:
John P. Hawkins.
Crew:
Cpt Peter Joseph Brylinski Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Bernard Shephard Strongren,
1st Lt Donald Denzil Wright,
T/Sgt James R. Gallentine,
T/Sgt William I. Lawson,
T/Sgt Fred Richard Linn,
Pvt Patric Eugene O'Riley,
Maj Merton Paul Kilgore,
Cpt Harold Edward Peterson.
Passenger:
John P. Hawkins.
Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland off Saint-Mandrier: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 3, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
EJ163
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint-Mandrier - Saint-Mandrier
Crew on board:
15
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew consisting of 15 pilots and engineers was engaged in a test flight following engine maintenance. The departure was attempted by night and on rough sea. During the takeoff procedure completed off Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, while at a speed of 100 km/h, the seaplane registered EJ163 (7.F-6) hit three successives waves then broke in two just before the wings. The front part including the cockpit sank rapidly while the rear part came to rest few hundred yards off shore. Four crew members were killed, seven others were injured and four were unhurt.
Crash of a Sud-Est SE.1010 in Carcès: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 1, 1949 at 1600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
F-WEEE
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marseille - Marseille
MSN:
1
YOM:
0
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
60
Circumstances:
The crew left Marseille-Marignane Airport at 1416LT for a test flight. While cruising about 45 km north of Toulon, the four engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six crew members were killed. Built in November 1948, the aircraft made its first test flight on November 24, 1948 and was performing here its 34th test flight and already completed a total of 60 flying hours. Built for the Institut Géographique National (IGN) for aerial photography and stratospheric mission, this model was the first prototype. Following this accident, the project was abandoned.
Crew:
Henri Vanderpol, pilot,
Silvio Agliany, flight engineer,
Pierre Bouillon, flight engineer,
Ferdinand Pillet, mechanic,
Valery Chasson, mechanic,
Marius Rivet, radio operator.
Crew:
Henri Vanderpol, pilot,
Silvio Agliany, flight engineer,
Pierre Bouillon, flight engineer,
Ferdinand Pillet, mechanic,
Valery Chasson, mechanic,
Marius Rivet, radio operator.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot in command lost control of the airplane that entered a flat-spin in flight. Recovery was not possible.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota IV near Cape Sicié: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 14, 1948 at 0845 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGKN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Luqa – Marseille – London
MSN:
14984/26429
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew started the approach to Marseille-Marignane Airport in foggy conditions. The aircraft hit a cliff located near Cape Sicié, south of Toulon. All six occupants were killed.
Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Le Luc: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 11, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
E-854
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
181
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Le Luc-Le Cannet AFB, the airplane suffered engine problems. It impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located past the runway end, bursting into flames. A crew member was seriously injured and three others were killed.
Crew:
Cdt Michel Pernet, Chief, †
Sgt Yvonnon, pilot,
Sgt Paul Ponsot, mechanic, †
Cpl Paul Gaillard, air gunner. †
Crew:
Cdt Michel Pernet, Chief, †
Sgt Yvonnon, pilot,
Sgt Paul Ponsot, mechanic, †
Cpl Paul Gaillard, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine problems of unknown origin.
