Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 19 OCT 1971 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: | Nord 2501F Noratlas |
| Operator: | L'Armée de L'Air |
| Registration: | 69 |
| C/n / msn: | 69 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Epernay (France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Reims-Champagne Air Base (BA 112) (RHE/LFSR), France |
| Reims-Champagne Air Base (BA 112) (RHE/LFSR), France |
Stalled and crashed following the separation of the deicing boot on of one of the wings.
The airplane operated on a low level training exercise.
Sources:
» Commandos et Parachutistes Forum
» Deux crashs en quinze ans (L'Union, 25-4-2010)
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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 Reims-Champagne Air Base (BA 112) to Reims-Champagne Air Base (BA 112) as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Reims-Champagne Air Base (BA 112) to Reims-Champagne Air Base (BA 112) as the crow flies is 0 km (0 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.
