Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 December 1963
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31M
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 9697
Location: 1,5 km from Marville RCAF Station –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Airplane aircraft.Airplane aircraft.
Category: Accident
An airplane crashed while on approach to Marville due to contact with trees.An airplane crashed while on approach to Marville due to contact with trees.
Description
The airplane contacted trees and crashed while on approach to Marville.
Primary Cause
Tree contact during approach flight.Tree contact during approach flight.Share on:
