Toulouse - Toulouse

The aircraft departed Toulouse-Francazal on a training flight with a second C-160 of the French Air Force registered F156. En route, while completing a combined exercice, both aircraft collided in unknown circumstances and crashed in an open field located in Carbes, about 8 km northwest of Castres, Tarn. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Didier Galia, Lt Jacky Sire, Lt Joël Guyot, Cdt Michel Poincelet, Cdt Édouard Florisiak, Cpt Gérard Julien, Maj Max Borie, Maj Claude Vochelet, AdjC André Hupliez, AdjC André Ehrmann, AdjC Gérard Natton, Adj Bruno Billard, SgtC Christian Thibault.

Flight / Schedule

Toulouse - Toulouse

Aircraft

Transall C-160

Registration

F209/F-RAGI

MSN

F212

Date

November 23, 1984 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Carbes Tarn

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

43.6412°, 2.1566°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 23, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse - Toulouse experienced a crash involving Transall C-160, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Carbes Tarn.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Toulouse-Francazal on a training flight with a second C-160 of the French Air Force registered F156. En route, while completing a combined exercice, both aircraft collided in unknown circumstances and crashed in an open field located in Carbes, about 8 km northwest of Castres, Tarn. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Didier Galia, Lt Jacky Sire, Lt Joël Guyot, Cdt Michel Poincelet, Cdt Édouard Florisiak, Cpt Gérard Julien, Maj Max Borie, Maj Claude Vochelet, AdjC André Hupliez, AdjC André Ehrmann, AdjC Gérard Natton, Adj Bruno Billard, SgtC Christian Thibault.

Aircraft reference details include registration F209/F-RAGI, MSN F212.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6412°, 2.1566°.

Fatalities

Total

7

Crew

7

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft departed Toulouse-Francazal on a training flight with a second C-160 of the French Air Force registered F156. En route, while completing a combined exercice, both aircraft collided in unknown circumstances and crashed in an open field located in Carbes, about 8 km northwest of Castres, Tarn. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Didier Galia, Lt Jacky Sire, Lt Joël Guyot, Cdt Michel Poincelet, Cdt Édouard Florisiak, Cpt Gérard Julien, Maj Max Borie, Maj Claude Vochelet, AdjC André Hupliez, AdjC André Ehrmann, AdjC Gérard Natton, Adj Bruno Billard, SgtC Christian Thibault.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

7

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Toulouse - Toulouse

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Transall C-160

Registration

F209/F-RAGI

MSN

F212