Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)
Owner/operator: Compagnie de Transports Arien Languedoc-Roussillon
Registration Number: F-BCAD
Location: Saint-Lger-la-Montagne –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control system and potentially the aircraft’s landing gear.The aircraft’s flight control system and potentially the aircraft’s landing gear.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden descent into a hillside due to icing conditions, resulting in a collision.An aircraft experienced a sudden descent into a hillside due to icing conditions, resulting in a collision.
Description
The airliner flew into the side of a hill en route to Toulouse and Casablanca. Reportedly the aircraft was descending out of icing conditions.
Primary Cause
Icing conditions caused the aircraft to lose altitude and descend rapidly.Icing conditions caused the aircraft to lose altitude and descend rapidly.Share on:
