Marseille – Ambérieu-en-Bugey

On September 3, 1941 at 10:30 AM, Marseille – Ambérieu-en-Bugey experienced a crash involving Caudron C.440 Goéland, operated by Section Civile de Liaisons Aériennes Métropolitaines - SCLAM, with the event recorded near Panossas Isère.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On behalf of the Section Civile de Liaisons Aériennes Métropolitaines (SCLAM), the crew was performing a flight from Marseille to the airbase of Ambérieu-en-Bugey. While descending in low visibility, the twin engine aircraft hit a mountain slope located near Maupertuis, in the region of Panossas. All four occupants were killed. Crew (both from Air France): Maurice Pichon, pilot, Etienne Cazenave, radio navigator. Passengers: Cdt Fresneau, Cpt Longevialle.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BAAE, MSN 8710/155.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6767°, 5.2056°.