Alpe d'Huez - Alpe d'Huez

On February 6, 1961 at 04:30 PM, Alpe d'Huez - Alpe d'Huez experienced a crash involving Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, operated by Union Aéromaritime de Transport - UAT, with the event recorded near Alpe d'Huez Isère.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The single engine aircraft departed Alpe d'Huez Aerodrome with one pilot and two employees from Europe 1, one journalist and one sound engineer, who wanted to make a reportage about the recent avalanches. While approaching the mountain located above Alpe d'Huez, the aircraft was caught by severe downdrafts and crashed in a rocky area located at an altitude of 2,070 meters. A passenger was killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. Few hours later, they died from their injuries. Crew: Mathieu Conti. Passengers: Pierre Nicoli, sound engineer, Francis Lauga, journalist.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BJLR, MSN 50C, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.0925°, 6.0721°.