Reims - Reims

On October 19, 1971 at 10:45 AM, Reims - Reims experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Damery Marne.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Reims-Champagne AFB (BA112) in the morning on a local training flight. While flying at a relative low altitude, control was lost and the airplane crashed in an open field located in Damery, northwest of Épernay. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all five crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Michel Barril, Adj André Picquot, Adj Jean-Claude Mathey, Sgt Lucien Lorber, Sgt Pierre Marceau.

Aircraft reference details include registration 69/F-RAQH, MSN 69, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.0707°, 3.8801°.