Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 November 1984
Aircraft Type: Transall C-160F
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: F-156/61-ZV
Location: near Castres –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Both Transall C-160 aircraft (F-156/61-ZV and F-209/61-GI).Both Transall C-160 aircraft (F-156/61-ZV and F-209/61-GI).
Category: Accident
A double training exercise involving two Transall C-160 transport planes resulted in a catastrophic accident involving 13 fatalities. A drop of paratroopers followed by a low-altitude navigation flight led to a collision and subsequent crash.A double training exercise involving two Transall C-160 transport planes resulted in a catastrophic accident involving 13 fatalities. A drop of paratroopers followed by a low-altitude navigation flight led to a collision and subsequent crash.
Description
Two Transall C-160 transport planes were destroyed in an accident following a mid-air collision near Castres, France. Both aircraft, F-156/61-ZV and F-209/61-GI were operated by the French Air Force out of Toulouse-Francazal Air Base on a double training exercise along with two other C-160’s. A drop of paratroopers was followed by a very low altitude navigation flight. At the end of the exercise two aircraft collided and crashed, killing all 13 aboard both planes.
Source of Information
http://marx.antam.free.fr/Rubriques/Memoire_souvenir/Commemorations/Accident_Transall.htm, http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=carbes-transall&lang=frhttp://marx.antam.free.fr/Rubriques/Memoire_souvenir/Commemorations/Accident_Transall.htm, http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=carbes-transall&lang=frPrimary Cause
A mid-air collision due to a combination of factors, potentially including a miscalculation or error in navigation during a low-altitude flight.A mid-air collision due to a combination of factors, potentially including a miscalculation or error in navigation during a low-altitude flight.Share on:
