Paris – Roanne – Montpellier

On April 16, 1988 at 05:50 PM, Paris – Roanne – Montpellier experienced a crash involving Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, operated by Chaillotine Air Service, with the event recorded near Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert Loire.

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

6 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 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1145LT on a flight to Roanne where it landed at 1300LT. It took off at 1740LT on the second leg to Montpellier. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, about 65 km south-southeast of Roanne Airport, bursting into flames. All six occupants were killed, among them the racing driver José Dolhem, half-brother of Didier Pironi. Crew: José Dolhem. Passengers: Philippe Nahon, Dominique Nahon, Nicole Jusserand, Marie Noiriel, Christian Buconseille.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GERA, MSN 701, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.4995°, 4.2424°.