Lyon - Lyon

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°.