| Date: | Friday 16 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DL Dakota C.3 |
| Owner/operator: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Registration: | G-AGHP |
| MSN: | 9408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Châtenoy, Loiret -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-) |
| Nice Airport (NCE/LFMN) |
The Douglas C-47A was flying in a storm and permission to descend from 7500 feet to 5500 feet was requested and granted. Before the crew could acknowledge this, a structural failure occurred causing the plane to crash.
The aircraft was transporting an engine for the Vanwall Formula 1 motor racing team that was due to race at the GP of Monaco.
Sources:
La Stampa 17 May 1958, p6
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