Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 January 1956
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-BCYK
Location: 2 km S of Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The DC-3 aircraft’s electrical system, specifically the telephone cable contact area.The DC-3 aircraft’s electrical system, specifically the telephone cable contact area.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed during a nighttime approach to Lyon, France, after striking telephone cables. The aircraft lost control and crashed.A DC-3 aircraft crashed during a nighttime approach to Lyon, France, after striking telephone cables. The aircraft lost control and crashed.
Description
The DC-3 was on a nighttime approach to Lyon when it struck telephone cables, lost control and crashed. The airplane operated on the night time mail route from Nice (NCE) to Paris with intermediate stops at Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN) and Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS).
Source of Information
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/espacesaerienslyon/rhone2.pdfhttp://pagesperso-orange.fr/espacesaerienslyon/rhone2.pdfPrimary Cause
Faulty telephone cable contact leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Faulty telephone cable contact leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
