Lyon - Tours - Craon - Lyon

On November 12, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Lyon - Tours - Craon - Lyon experienced a crash involving Nord 262, operated by Rousseau Aviation, with the event recorded near Craon Mayenne.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Lyon-Bron Airport that day on a flight to Tours to prepare for a demonstration mission, taking part to an airshow in Craon. After a brief en-route stop at Tours-Saint Symphorien Airport, the crew continued to Craon, completed a low pass then decided to return to Lyon-Bron. Few minutes later, both engines stopped due to fuel exhaustion. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field. While all five occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BLHT, MSN 5, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8483°, -0.9518°.