Rousseau Aviation

Safety profile and incident history for Rousseau Aviation.

Safety Score

9.5/10

Total Incidents

7

Total Fatalities

33

Recent Incidents

Nord 262

Dole-Tavaux Jura

Suffered an accident while landing at Dole-Tavaux Airport. There were no injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Nord 262

Craon Mayenne

The crew departed Lyon-Bron Airport that day on a flight to Tours to prepare for a demonstration mission, taking part to an airshow in Craon. After a brief en-route stop at Tours-Saint Symphorien Airport, the crew continued to Craon, completed a low pass then decided to return to Lyon-Bron. Few minutes later, both engines stopped due to fuel exhaustion. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field. While all five occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Britten-Norman Islander

Dinard Ille-et-Vilaine

Suffered an accident at Dinard-Pleurtuit Airport. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The accident occurred sometime in November 1972 (exact date unknown).

Rockwell Aero Commander 560

Émancé Yvelines

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate unknown.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Kulusuk Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq

While on a delivery flight from Europe to the US, the aircraft crashed on approach to Kulusuk Airport. There were no casualties and the aircraft was abandoned on site.

December 5, 1971 2 Fatalities

Nord 262

Lannion Côtes-d'Armor

The crew was completing a mail flight from Paris to Lannion with an intermediate stop at Dinard Airport. On final approach, the crew encountered foggy conditions and was unable to locate the runway. The captain decided to initiate a go-around after it passed over the runway threshold at a height of 200 feet. The airplane flew over the entire runway when the left wing struck the tops of pine trees and was partially torn off (2 meters). Control was lost and the airplane crashed 3,3 km west of the airport, between the villages of Pleumeur-Bodou and Trébeurden. The wreckage was found the next morning. A crew member was seriously injured while two other occupants were killed. It is believed that the accident occurred after the pilot-in-command suffered a spatial disorientation.

December 31, 1970 31 Fatalities

Nord 262

Mediterranean Sea All World

The airplane departed Algiers Airport late in the evening on a charter flight to Mahón, Balearic Islands, Spain, carrying three crew members and 28 members of the Algerian soccer team Air Liquide (AGAL). While cruising by night at his assigned altitude, the pilot declared an emergency at 2309LT and reported his position 65 nautical miles north of Algiers. Radar and radio contact were lost and the airplane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. SAR operations were jointly conducted by Spanish, Algerian and French authorities but were eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 31 occupants was found. It was reported that all passengers were players, members of staff and family members of the Air Liquide soccer team who were flying to Mahón to take part to a New Year's soccer tournament.

Airline Information

Country of Origin

World

Risk Level

Low Risk

Common Aircraft in Incidents

Nord 2624
Rockwell Aero Commander 5601
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)1
Britten-Norman Islander1