Marseille – Melun

On December 12, 1952 at 12:30 PM, Marseille – Melun experienced a crash involving Nord 1402 Noroit, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Saint-Bauzile Ardèche.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in low visibility due to foggy conditions, the seaplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the Coirons Mountain Range, near Saint-Bauzile. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Charles Deschamps, pilot, Marcel Laurière, flight engineer, Emmanuel Marot, mechanic, Alfred Sohn, mechanic, Jean-Marie Legall, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ZJYB, MSN 14.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.6762°, 4.6739°.