Dijon – Freiburg im Breisgau

On September 23, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Dijon – Freiburg im Breisgau experienced a crash involving SNCAC NC.701/702 Martinet, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Plancher-les-Mines Haute-Saône.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a training mission from Dijon-Longvic AFB to Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany. After passing over Vesoul, the radio contact was lost with the crew. A day later, the wreckage was found on the slope of a mountain located near Plancher-les-Mines, Haute-Saône. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. It was reported that the crew was completing a low-visibility-training-flight. Cpt Riegel, instructor, Sgt Ordinaire, Cpt Morin.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-UGDG, MSN 111.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7563°, 6.7380°.