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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 1966 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | F-RBQB |
| MSN: | 27-2534 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Off Fangataufa Atoll -
 French Polynesia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mururoa |
| Fangataufa (now closed) |
Crashed while approaching nuclear test area (CEP). Three technican and three military killed. Twin-engined. 272534/F-RBQB/82-QB
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 12 August 1966, p12
Hamburger Abendblatt 12 August 1966
http://www.aha-helico-air.asso.fr/ETOM82_H.htm
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-faaa-belin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 01:20 | Masen63 | Added |
| 10-Jun-2014 16:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2018 08:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2018 08:59 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2018 09:00 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Sep-2020 19:17 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 14-Dec-2021 08:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 10:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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