Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 June 1957
Aircraft Type: Nord 2501 Noratlas
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 68
Location: Bouinane –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a descent into a mountainous area obscured by dense fog. The aircraft was unable to maintain control due to the reduced visibility.A small aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a descent into a mountainous area obscured by dense fog. The aircraft was unable to maintain control due to the reduced visibility.
Description
Flew into a mountainside in fog.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YCEgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NmgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crashed&pg=1056%2C5269408, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/91591675https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YCEgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NmgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crashed&pg=1056%2C5269408, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/91591675Primary Cause
Reduced visibility due to heavy fog.Reduced visibility due to heavy fog.Share on:
