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| Date: | Sunday 29 July 1962 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Centre Interclubs Parachutisme de Gaillac |
| Registration: | F-BJUY |
| MSN: | 6367 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Galliac (Tarn) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Gaillac |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Reported lost stability during parachute drop just after the first parachuter jumped, than stalled and crashed nose first near route nationale Toulouse-Albi (A68). Airplane registered to Centre National Parachutisme de Biscarosse-Parentis.
Sources:
Le Monde 31 July 1962
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
Passauer Neue Presse 31 July 1962, p2
La Nacion 30 July 1962, p44
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gaillac-paras
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 20:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Feb-2018 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2020 19:52 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2020 17:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2020 17:27 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 23-Sep-2020 15:13 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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