Dijon - Romilly-sur-Seine

On July 26, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Dijon - Romilly-sur-Seine experienced a crash involving Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Romilly-sur-Seine Aube.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane was performing a liaison flight from Dijon-Longvic AFB to Romilly-sur-Seine on behalf of the 2nd Squadron. Upon arrival, the airplane landed on its belly, slid for dozen meters and came to rest. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft registered 141 (2-HK) was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 141, MSN 141, year of manufacture 1950.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.5198°, 3.6993°.