Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Datum: | 13 NOV 1950 |
| Zeit: | ca 18:00 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Curtiss Reid Flying Services |
| Kennzeichen: | CF-EDN |
| Werknummer: | 10518 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 51 / Insassen: 51 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 58 / Insassen: 58 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 48 km (30 Meilen) S of Grenoble (Frankreich)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italien |
| Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), Frankreich |
A Douglas C-54B passenger plane, operated by Curtiss Reid Flying Services, was destroyed when it struck the 6740 feet high Tête de l'Obiou mountain near Grenoble, France. All 51 passengers and seven crew members were killed.
The airplane operated on a charter flight from Rome, Italy to Montreal, Canada with an en route stop at Paris, France. It was about 50 miles off course when it struck the mountainside.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Paris-Orly Airport as the crow flies is 1102 km (689 miles).
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Paris-Orly Airport as the crow flies is 1102 km (689 miles).
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.
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