Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 13 November 1951 |
Zeit: | 13:00 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 45-57801 |
Werknummer: | 10171 |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 30 / Insassen: 30 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 36 / Insassen: 36 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 32 km (20 Meilen) SW of Clermont-Ferrand ( Frankreich)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF), Deutschland |
Flug nach: | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD/LFBD), Frankreich |
Unfallbericht:The C-82 Packet flew into the side of the Mt.Dore in poor weather. The pilot had received weather and winds for 8,000 feet but flew the flight at 6,000 feet
and then failed to account for wind drift during the flight which put the flight off track.
Informationsquelle:
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Fairchild C-82 Packet website / Simon Beck
Fotos
Map
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 Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport as the crow flies is 900 km (563 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.