Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 13 January 1946
Aircraft Type: Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-BANP
Location: Le Bouscat, Bordeaux –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Wing of the Ju-52 transport plane.Wing of the Ju-52 transport plane.
Category: Accident
Amiot-built Ju-52 transport plane crashed in Bordeaux after overflying the airfield due to deteriorating visibility. The crew, after flying over Le Bouscat suburb, decided not to land and crashed onto the roof of a house, resulting in the deaths of both pilots.Amiot-built Ju-52 transport plane crashed in Bordeaux after overflying the airfield due to deteriorating visibility. The crew, after flying over Le Bouscat suburb, decided not to land and crashed onto the roof of a house, resulting in the deaths of both pilots.
Description
The AAC.1, an Amiot-built Ju-52 transport plane, operated on a mail flight from Paris to Bordeaux with several intermediate stops. Visibility was deteriorating at destination Bordeaux. Apparently after overflying the airfield, the crew decided not to land. While over the Le Bouscat suburb of Bordeaux, the wing struck a church steeple. Part of the wing was torn off and the airplane crashed onto the roof of a house, killing both pilots.
Source of Information
http://aviatechno.free.fr/vilgenis/50-53/aeropostale.phphttp://aviatechno.free.fr/vilgenis/50-53/aeropostale.phpPrimary Cause
Weather conditions and pilot decision to avoid landing.Weather conditions and pilot decision to avoid landing.Share on:
