Montceau-les-Mines - Montceau-les-Mines

On February 13, 1988 at 11:35 AM, Montceau-les-Mines - Montceau-les-Mines experienced a crash involving Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, operated by Musée Aéronautique Français, with the event recorded near Montceau-les-Mines Saône-et-Loire.

The flight was categorized as cinematography and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 200.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was carrying three crew members who were taking part to a cinematography mission at Montceau-les-Mines Airport. Following several low passes completed successfully, the aircraft was approaching runway 27 for a new low pass. At a height of about one meter with flaps and landing gear up, the aircraft struck a hedge where took place three photographers and cameramen. Following the first impact, the aircraft overturned and crashed in an open field, coming to rest upside down. All three occupants as well as all three people on the ground were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AZEP, MSN 286, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.6893°, 4.3499°.