Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 November 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-BELO
Location: near Saint-Just-Chaleyssin –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)
Category: Accident
An Air France C-54 aircraft crashed and slid in open country following contact with a tree on a small rise during its approach to Tunis via Lyon-Bron. The crash resulted in fire.An Air France C-54 aircraft crashed and slid in open country following contact with a tree on a small rise during its approach to Tunis via Lyon-Bron. The crash resulted in fire.
Description
The Air France C-54 took off from Orly (ORY) at 14:55 on a flight to Tunis via Lyon-Bron (LYN). The C-54 was on final approach to the mist-shrouded Bron Airport when it contacted a tree on a small rise. It crashed and slid in fairly open country and caught fire.
Primary Cause
Tree contact during final approach.Tree contact during final approach.Share on:
