| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SN.600 Corvette |
| Owner/operator: | Aérospatiale |
| Registration: | F-WRSN |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 270 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Istres -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
The Aérospatiale SN.600 Corvette prototype was destroyed when it crashed during a test flight. The airplane was conducting stall manoeuvres at an altitude of 20000 feet with landing gear and flaps down. The airplane failed to recover from the stall and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Sources:
www.super-mystere.net
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