Lyon - Lyon
Flight / Schedule
Lyon - Lyon
Aircraft
Nord 2501 NoratlasRegistration
F-WFUN
MSN
2
Year of Manufacture
1952
Operator
Nord AviationDate
July 6, 1952 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Demonstration
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Lyon-Bron Rhône
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
45.7343°, 4.8996°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On July 6, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Lyon - Lyon experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by Nord Aviation, with the event recorded near Lyon-Bron Rhône.
The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft, second prototype of the Noratlas, was taking part to the National Airshow in Lyon-Bron Airport, carrying six crew members and one passenger, the famous French aviator Maryse Bastié. After takeoff, the pilot-in-command completed a circuit around the airport and started the approach at low height with one engine voluntarily inoperative, passed over the runway 34 and made a candle. The airplane climbed to a height of 200 meters then stalled and crashed in flames. All seven occupants were killed. Crew: Georges Penninckx, pilot, Étienne Griès, radio navigator, Albert Tisseur, mechanic, Alcide Le Quien, technician, Pierre Landeau, technician, Jean-Louis Frignac, technician. Passenger: Maryse Bastié.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-WFUN, MSN 2, year of manufacture 1952.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7343°, 4.8996°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
6
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft, second prototype of the Noratlas, was taking part to the National Airshow in Lyon-Bron Airport, carrying six crew members and one passenger, the famous French aviator Maryse Bastié. After takeoff, the pilot-in-command completed a circuit around the airport and started the approach at low height with one engine voluntarily inoperative, passed over the runway 34 and made a candle. The airplane climbed to a height of 200 meters then stalled and crashed in flames. All seven occupants were killed. Crew: Georges Penninckx, pilot, Étienne Griès, radio navigator, Albert Tisseur, mechanic, Alcide Le Quien, technician, Pierre Landeau, technician, Jean-Louis Frignac, technician. Passenger: Maryse Bastié.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lyon - Lyon
Operator
Nord AviationFlight Type
Demonstration
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • France
Aircraft Details
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