Rennes - Nantes - Poitiers - Clermont-Ferrand

On July 24, 1974 at 09:45 PM, Rennes - Nantes - Poitiers - Clermont-Ferrand experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon) Loire-Atlantique.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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 listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a mail flight from Rennes to Clermont-Ferrand with intermediate stops in Nantes and Poitiers on behalf of the French Postal Service (La Poste). On final approach to Nantes-Château Bougon Airport by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames in a field located about 12 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BPUI, MSN 10389, year of manufacture 1969.