Oran – Bizerte

On February 18, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Oran – Bizerte experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Zaghouan Zaghouan Governorate (<U+0648><U+0644><U+0627><U+064A><U+0629> <U+0632><U+063A><U+0648><U+0627><U+0646><U+200E>).

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

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying by night at an altitude of 3,600 feet, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located about 10 km north of Zaghouan while on a flight from Oran to Bizerte. All 15 occupants were killed. Crew: Mr. Even, pilot, Michel Hauss, pilot, Mr. Bertin, flight engineer, Mr. Lelionnais, radio operator. Passengers: Maurice Rouyer, Raymond Le Saulnier, Bernard Le Mancq, Pierre Le Boulicaut, Robert Gaudel, Joseph Diler, Ygnacio De Labaca, René Automarchi, Guy André 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4.S.5, MSN 1015.