Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 November 1957
Aircraft Type: Nord 2501 Noratlas
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 26
Location: 65 km SE of Tindouf –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control due to severe turbulence and reduced visibility during a rainstorm. The aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and subsequently crashed.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control due to severe turbulence and reduced visibility during a rainstorm. The aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and subsequently crashed.
Description
Crashed in bad weather.
Source of Information
http://www.chemin-de-memoire-parachutistes.org/t1143-noratlas-26http://www.chemin-de-memoire-parachutistes.org/t1143-noratlas-26Primary Cause
Severe turbulence and reduced visibility caused by heavy rain and wind.Severe turbulence and reduced visibility caused by heavy rain and wind.Share on:
