Yvelines | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The twin engine aircraft departed Tel Aviv on a flight to Toussus-le-Noble with an intermediate stop in Corfu, carrying two passengers and one pilot. On approach at 3,000 feet, the aircraft' speed and height dropped. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, about 10 km from the runway 07L threshold. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The loss of control is probably the consequence of a rapid icing of the airframe insufficiently or belatedly taken into account by the pilot. The following factors may have contributed to the accident:
- The pilot's fatigue generated by a flight period of 8 hours and 30 minutes in a single pilot configuration,
- The single pilot configuration imposes a high workload during a VOR-DME approach.

Final Report:

Crash of a Dassault Falcon 20SNA in Élancourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1991

Type of aircraft:

Dassault Falcon 20

Operator:

Registration:

309/F-UGWP

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Luxeuil - Vélizy-Villacoublay

MSN:

309

YOM:

1975

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The crew departed Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur AFB on a training flight to Vélizy-Villacoublay AFB on behalf of the 'Système de Navigation d’Attaque' (SNA). On approach, both engines lost power and the crew elected to divert to Toussus-le-Noble Airport for an emergency landing. The captain eventually attempted to land on a sports field when the aircraft struck a concrete wall and crashed, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found in Élancourt, about 17 km west of Vélizy-Villacoublay AFB. The aircraft christened 'Étoile du Berger' was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cdt Jean-Luc Luciani,
Cpt Christian Huth,
Cpt Pierre Schmitt,
Lt Philippe Hirson.

Probable cause:

It is believed that both engines lost power on approach after ice detached from both wings surfaces.

Crash of a Dassault Falcon 20C in Rambouillet: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1976

Type of aircraft:

Dassault Falcon 20

Operator:

GLAM - Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles

Registration:

154/F-RAFK

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Government

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Vélizy-Villacoublay - Toulouse-Francazal

MSN:

154

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1968

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Few minutes after takeoff from Vélizy-Villacoublay, en route to Francazal Airbase in Toulouse, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Rambouillet, about 30 km southwest of its departure point. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 560A in Émancé

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1972

Type of aircraft:

Rockwell Aero Commander 560

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Registration:

F-BIRS

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

560-354

YOM:

1956

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris IR in Loges-en-Josas

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris

Operator:

Registration:

37/F-RABZ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Vélizy-Villacoublay - Vélizy-Villacoublay

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1959

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The crew was completing a local training mission at Vélizy-Villacoublay Airbase when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Loges-en-Josas, some 4 km west of the airfield. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A-8-LM Hercules in Triel-sur-Seine: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1958

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Operator:

Registration:

56-0526

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Evreux – Spangdahlem

MSN:

3134

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1957

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While approaching Pairs, the four engine aircraft collided with a French Air Force Dassault Mystère IV. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Triel-sur-Seine, west of Paris. All seven crew members in both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a SCAN-30 near Les Mureaux

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1949

Type of aircraft:

SCAN-30

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Registration:

F-WFDM

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Test

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1949

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Seine River near Les Mureaux Aerodrome. The crew fate remains unknown. This was the first prototype of the SCAN-30, a G-44 Widgeon built under licence in France by Société de Construction AéroNavale (SCAN).

Crash of a SNCAC NC.211 Cormoran in Vélizy-Villacoublay: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1948

Type of aircraft:

SNCAC NC.211 Cormoran

Operator:

SNCAC - Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre

Registration:

F-WFKH

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Test

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Toussus-le-Noble – Vélizy-Villacoublay

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1948

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4000

Circumstances:

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.

Probable cause:

The hypothesis of a false maneuver made by a highly skilled crew was excluded, as well as any act of sabotage or inadvertent movement of the 1,5 ton of ballast present in the cargo compartment. In all likelihood, the loss of control was caused by an excessive deployment of flaps. During the final approach, the crew selected flaps down activating the electric flaps control systems. For unknown reason, the flaps deployed to an excessive angle of 40°, causing the plane to stall and to crash.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Houdan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

42-101010

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

19473

YOM:

1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Houdan, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Cpt James W. Fillmore,
1st Lt Clarence Volk Jones,
T/Sgt John M. Lohan.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-10-DK in Vélizy-Villacoublay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

42-92742

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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12576

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1944

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While approaching the Vélizy-Villacoublay Airbase, the aircraft was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed, killing all four crew members. The origin of the fire remains unknown.
Crew:
S/Sgt Morey Cutler,
2nd Lt Miles C. Matthews,
2nd Lt Bruce A. McKern,
Sgt Thomas J. Quattrene.

Probable cause:

Shot down by antiaircraft fire.