| Date: | Sunday 31 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aigle Azur |
| Registration: | F-BGXD |
| MSN: | 13312 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dien Bien Phu -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Dien Bien Phu-Gialam Airport (DIN/VVDB) |
The undercarriage was retracted prior to the aircraft lifting off the runway. The DC-3 was damaged beyond repair in the resulting crash.
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