Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 January 1947
Aircraft Type: Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)
Owner/operator: Transports Ariens Intercontinentaux – TAI
Registration Number: F-BBYK
Location: Mont Ventoux –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control systems and structural integrity.The aircraft’s flight control systems and structural integrity.
Category: Accident
A cargo plane crashed during a flight over Mont Ventoux, France, due to severe weather conditions. The aircraft sustained significant damage beyond repair.A cargo plane crashed during a flight over Mont Ventoux, France, due to severe weather conditions. The aircraft sustained significant damage beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair after it flew into the snowy mountain slope of Mont Ventoux at a height of about 1800 m. The transport plane operated on a cargo flight from Casablanca, Morocco to Lyon, France, with en route stops at Oran, Algeria and Marseille.The flight departed Marseille at 13:42. Weather along the route was poor with low clouds at 200 m and a wind that differed in direction and speed to the wind that had been forecast.
Source of Information
http://henri.eisenbeis.free.fr/ju52-collin-ventoux/base.htmlhttp://henri.eisenbeis.free.fr/ju52-collin-ventoux/base.htmlPrimary Cause
Poor weather conditions, specifically low clouds and a strong wind direction and speed, resulted in a loss of control and impact with the mountain slope.Poor weather conditions, specifically low clouds and a strong wind direction and speed, resulted in a loss of control and impact with the mountain slope.Share on:
