Crash of a SNCASO SO.95M Corse III in France
Date & Time:
Jan 23, 1962
Operator:
Registration:
2.S.15
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a liaison flight on behalf of the contingent based at Lann-Bihoué NAS. En route, the right engine caught fire and the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a prairie. While all occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
The right engine caught fire in flight.
