Accident Dassault Etendard IVPM 162, Thursday 22 May 1997
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Date:Thursday 22 May 1997
Time:
Type:Dassault Etendard IVPM
Owner/operator:Aéronavale
Registration: 162
MSN: 62
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Toulon, Var 83 -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:carrier Clemenceau/16F
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in sea due to engine failure on catapult launch. Pilot rescued.

Sources:

Scramble (24 MAY 97)
https://www.aircrash.info/ac.php?nr=003&V=

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

9 June 1982 56 Aéronavale w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2020 15:52 TB Added
08-Oct-2020 14:32 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ]

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