Toussus-le-Noble – Montluçon

On November 17, 1988 at 09:12 AM, Toussus-le-Noble – Montluçon experienced a crash involving Cessna 441 Conquest, operated by JC Air, with the event recorded near Saclay Essonne.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Toussus-le-Noble Airport runway 07L, while climbing in limited visibility due to fog, the twin engine aircraft initiated a right turn when control was lost. It nosed down and eventually crashed in an open field located in Saclay, about 5 km southeast of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all seven occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to thick fog. For unknown reasons, the pilot initiated a right turn after takeoff while departure procedures define a straight in climb. Five of the six passengers were automobile journalists flying to Montluçon where they were supposed to visit the Dunlop facilities and perform drive tests on the last BMW M3. The sixth passenger was a marketing Director by a BMW dealer who chartered the aircraft. Crew: Daniel Douzard. Passengers: François-Xavier Beaudet, Denis Charpentier, Raymond Bochet, Geoffroy Lemaignen, Marc Duick, Jean-Claude Depincé.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GFHR, MSN 441-0252, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7345°, 2.1683°.