Paris- Poitiers – Bordeaux – Toulouse – Pau

On May 28, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Paris- Poitiers – Bordeaux – Toulouse – Pau experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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 human factor. During the takeoff roll on runway 26, at an IAS of 61 knots, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that swerved. It veered off runway to the left, hit several obstacles, went down an embankment, broke into several parts and came to rest in flames by the Route Nationale 7. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew members were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BFCP, MSN 10346, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7477°, 2.3556°.