Status: | |
Datum: | donderdag 16 oktober 1947 |
Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter I |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAI |
Registratie: | F-BCJN |
Constructienummer: | 12788 |
Bouwjaar: | 1946 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 4 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 38 / inzittenden: 39 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 41 / inzittenden: 43 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | van Cartagena ( Spanje)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), Frankrijk |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN/DAOO), Algerije |
Beschrijving:The Bristol 170 Freighter I operated on a charter flight from Paris, France to Casablanca, Morocco. Intermediate stops were planned at Marseille, France and Oran-es Senia, Algeria.
During the flight across the Mediterranean Sea, the flight crew radioed that they had shut down the no.1 engine. The aircraft failed to reach the Spanish mainland and crashed into the sea. One crew member and one passenger survived the accident and were rescued by a French naval vessel.
Bronnen:
» Early Aviation Disasters / D. Gero, 2011
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 46)
Foto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Marseille-Marignane Airport en Oran-es Senia Airport bedraagt 995 km (622 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.