Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 January 1956
Aircraft Type: Nord 2501 Noratlas
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 48
Location: near Mouzaia –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Propeller of the no.1 engine of one aircraft.Propeller of the no.1 engine of one aircraft.
Category: Accident
A three-ship formation of two Nord 2501F Noratlas transport planes of the French Air Force crashed following a collision. Noratlas 48 crashed, resulting in the deaths of all five occupants. Noratlas 70 crashed, resulting in the death of one crew member due to a failed parachute deployment.A three-ship formation of two Nord 2501F Noratlas transport planes of the French Air Force crashed following a collision. Noratlas 48 crashed, resulting in the deaths of all five occupants. Noratlas 70 crashed, resulting in the death of one crew member due to a failed parachute deployment.
Description
Two Nord 2501F Noratlas transport planes of the French Air Force, 48 and 70, were damaged beyond repair in a collision. The aircraft were part of a three-ship formation on a paratroop exercise. The propeller of the no.1 engine of one aircraft touched the tail section of the preceding aircraft. Noratlas 48 crashed, killing all five occupants. Noratlas 70 crash-landed. One of the crew members bailed out but died when the parachute did not deploy.
Source of Information
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6739048b/f8.item.zoom, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6739050d/f8.item.zoom, http://histoire.vraiforum.com/t1331-Nord-2501-Noratlas.htmhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6739048b/f8.item.zoom, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6739050d/f8.item.zoom, http://histoire.vraiforum.com/t1331-Nord-2501-Noratlas.htmPrimary Cause
Collision between two aircraft of the same type.Collision between two aircraft of the same type.Share on:
