Nice – Marseille – Lyon – Paris

On January 28, 1956 at 05:00 PM, Nice – Marseille – Lyon – Paris experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Lyon-Bron Rhône.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) 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, 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. While descending to Lyon-Bron Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility with fog. On final, the airplane was too low and hit telephone lines before crashing in a field located in Saint-Priest, about 2 km short of runway 34. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. Built in 1943, the aircraft has been delivered to Air France on 20 April 1953. Crew: Gilbert Navarri, pilot, Léopold Bat, radio operator, Fernand Rozet, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BCYK, MSN 4509, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7343°, 4.8996°.