Istres - Istres

On March 23, 1971 at 12:00 AM, Istres - Istres experienced a crash involving Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette, operated by Aérospatiale Industries - SNIAS, with the event recorded near Istres-Le Tubé Bouches-du-Rhône.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight 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 crew departed Istres-Le Tubé AFB for a local test flight consisting of stall manoeuvres. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet with gears and flaps down, control was lost. The airplane stalled, entered a dive and crashed in a field. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-WRSN, MSN 01, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5213°, 4.9335°.