Pau – Bordeaux

On September 21, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Pau – Bordeaux experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On approach to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. On final, the airplane was too low and hit the ground few hundred yards short of runway. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Serge Ponsot, pilot, Yves Rolland, radio operator, Maurice Yrissou, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BCYU, MSN 10151, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.8311°, -0.6917°.