Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 November 1948
Aircraft Type: SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-BATM
Location: Toulouse –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aileron control systemAileron control system
Category: Accident
Aileron control malfunctions resulted in a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, leading to a crash and the death of test pilot Emmanuel Arin.Aileron control malfunctions resulted in a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, leading to a crash and the death of test pilot Emmanuel Arin.
Description
The aileron controls were connected in reverse and the aircraft crashed while taking off for a test flight. Test pilot Emmanuel Arin was killed in the accident.
Primary Cause
Aileron control system malfunction caused a loss of directional stability during takeoff.Aileron control system malfunction caused a loss of directional stability during takeoff.Share on:
