Crash of a SNCAC NC.701 Martinet near Plancher-les-Mines: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-UGDG
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Dijon – Freiburg im Breisgau
MSN:
111
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission from Dijon-Longvic AFB to Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany. After passing over Vesoul, the radio contact was lost with the crew. A day later, the wreckage was found on the slope of a mountain located near Plancher-les-Mines, Haute-Saône. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. It was reported that the crew was completing a low-visibility-training-flight.
Cpt Riegel, instructor,
Sgt Ordinaire,
Cpt Morin.