Nantes - Nantes

On January 24, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Nantes - Nantes experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Nantes Loire-Atlantique.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a local training flight at Nantes-Château Bougon Airport. In-flight, technical difficulties forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed on a railroad located near the airport. While all five crew members were rescued, the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BAXT, MSN 9274, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.2073°, -1.5556°.