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Crash of a Nord 262A-24 in Dole

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Nord 262
Operator:
Registration:
F-BNTT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
26
YOM:
1966
Location:
Dole-Tavaux
Jura
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident while landing at Dole-Tavaux Airport. There were no injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Amiot 143 in Supt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Amiot 143
Operator:
Registration:
E-337
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Montdidier – Pontarlier
MSN:
110
YOM:
1938
Location:
Supt
Jura
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Montdidier-Assainvillers Aerodrome (aka Le Fretoy) on a liaison flight to Pontarlier with five crew members on board. While approaching Pontarlier, the crew encountered poor visibility due to mist. Too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in the forest of La Joux near Supt, some 25 km west of Pontarlier Airport. A crew member was injured while four others were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Roger Lebrun, pilot, †
Sgt Armand Pasquier, pilot, †
Sgt Gérard Moisselin, gunner, †
Sgt/C Roger Faucard, gunner, †
Sgt Marcel Charbonnier, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bloch MB.131 in Brevans

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1939 at 1545 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bloch MB.131
Operator:
Registration:
L-328
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dole - Dole
MSN:
73
YOM:
1938
Location:
Brevans
Jura
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Dole-Tavaux Airport on a local test flight. The purpose of the mission was to test the operation of the propellers. En route, an engine lost power due to the malfunction of the propeller pitch system. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in an open field located in Brevans, some 9 km northeast of Dole-Tavaux Airport. All four occupants were injured, two seriously.
Crew:
Asp Raoul Chevassus, pilot,
Sgt Robert Thévenin, mechanic,
Sgt Emile Chapuis, radio operator,
Cpl Georges Thomas, gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine power loss following the malfunction of the propeller pitch system.

Crash of an Amiot 143 in Aumur: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1939 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Amiot 143
Operator:
Registration:
E-313
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Pontarlier
MSN:
89
YOM:
1937
Location:
Aumur
Jura
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions (thunderstorm and turbulences), the airplane suffered an in-flight explosion and crashed near Aumur. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured. The airplane was completing a liaison flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Pontarlier.
Crew:
Sgt/C Burnel, pilot, †
Lt Roland, pilot, †
Adj Durand, mechanic,
Lt Bouchard, mechanic,
Sgt Castiglio, radio operator.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the airplane may have been struck by lightning.
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