Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas at Ahlhorn AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1964 at 1731 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
GB+104
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bourges – Ahlhorn
MSN:
055
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Ahlhorn AFB after the airplane had undergone a maintenance check at Bourges. On final approach by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (rain and gusty winds) when the airplane crashed in flames few km from the airfield. The passenger was injured while all four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas in Mitzpe Ramon: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4X-FAD/044
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mitzpe Ramon - Mitzpe Ramon
MSN:
150
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Mitzpe Ramon Airfield. While on approach, the airplane struck a mountain and was destroyed upon impact. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hagay Gilboa, pilot,
Shlomo Tzlil, pilot.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Le Bosc: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
35
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Toulouse - Toulouse
MSN:
35
YOM:
1954
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training mission out from Toulouse-Francazal Airbase. While cruising at a low altitude in limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Jouels Peak located about three km west the village of Le Bosc. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Bouar: 18 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
178
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bouar – Libreville
MSN:
178
YOM:
1959
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
34
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bouar Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane lost height and crashed in flames. 18 occupants were killed while 19 others were rescued, some of them were seriously injured. The victims were respectively 10 French, six Central Africans and two Chadians.
Probable cause:
It is reported the loss of control was caused by a strong gust of wind.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Col des Deux Bassins: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1962 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
204
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Ouargla – Boufarik
MSN:
204
YOM:
0
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
358
Circumstances:
While approaching Boufarik AFB by night and poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Col des Deux Bassins, about 38 km southeast of Boufarik Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. Brand new, it was delivered in November 1961.

Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas in Vilkerath: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1961 at 0755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
GB+119
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cologne - Cologne
MSN:
103
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local test flight out from Cologne-Bonn Airport after one of the engine has been changed the day prior to the accident. On approach by night, the aircraft was too low and struck power cable and electric pole before crashing in a snow covered field located in Vilkerath, 15 km east of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. There were icing conditions at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Cpt Helmut Wolf, pilot,
Wolfram Miss, pilot,
Erich Lauf, radio operator,
Rudi Wilker, mechanic.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a wrong altimeter setting probably due to faulty information because the Pitot tubes were obstructed by ice.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas near Batna: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
22/F-RBHO
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
022
YOM:
1954
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training exercice. In the evening, to avoid to be locked by 'enemy' Gloster Meteor, the crew decided to descent below the radar coverage when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Aurès Mountain Ranger, northwest of Batna. The wreckage was found eight hours later and all 11 occupants have been killed.
Crew:
P. M. Boch, pilot,
P. Guizard, pilot,
G. Lemaire, radio navigator,
N. P. Hulin,
R. J. Guezenec,
M. A. Watrin,
Mr. Bernard, observer,
Mr. Delbecque, observer,
Mr. Gauvry, observer,
Mr. Mathe, mechanic,
J. R. Helary.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas on Mt Argentera: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
GA+249
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Nuremberg – Stuttgart – Torino
MSN:
60
YOM:
1955
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck Mt Argentera (3,297 meters high) located in the Italian Alps. The wreckage was found a week later, on March 22 on the west slope of the mountain. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members have been killed. It is believed the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident, maybe following a navigation error.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas near Ghardaïa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
102
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Orléans – Algiers – Reggane
MSN:
102
YOM:
30
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Orléans-Bricy Airbase to Reggane, southwest Algeria, on behalf of the 61st regiment of the GMMTA (Groupement des Moyens Militaires de Transport Aérien). The airplane made an intermediate stop at Algiers to pick up a passenger who should be transferred to Reggane where is based a French nuclear experimentation center. While cruising over the region of Ghardaïa, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and control was lost. The airplane crashed 12 km south of Ghardaïa and was destroyed upon impact. All six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas in Oederquart: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1959 at 1422 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
GC+106
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hamburg - Hamburg
MSN:
62
YOM:
1955
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left Hamburg-Finkenwerder for a test flight. En route, in unclear circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in an open field located in Oederquart, Lower Saxony. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Johannes Nagel, pilot,
Horst Weihrauch, copilot,
Ulrich Doletzki, mechanic,
Werner Stegen, radio operator.