Accident Cessna 404 Titan II PH-JAL, Tuesday 29 January 1980
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Date:Tuesday 29 January 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C404 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 404 Titan II
Owner/operator:Luycks Executive Flight, opf. Airsprinter
Registration: PH-JAL
MSN: 404-0218
Engine model:Continental GTISO-520
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Saint-Aignan-de-Grand-Lieu -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE/LFRS)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: RvdL
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed following a loss of engine power after takeoff from Nantes.
It turned out that the aircraft had been refueled with Jet A1 instead of Avgas.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: RvdL
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Netherlands National Archive, photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/744dd691-5af4-3a9a-e32e-4b056e75b042

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2008 10:00 ASN archive Added
28-Mar-2008 05:44 Cessnasia Updated
01-Jan-2011 13:30 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
01-Jan-2011 15:15 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ]
29-Mar-2021 05:49 Hoekb03 Updated [Source, ]
28-Aug-2025 08:30 ASN Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]

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