Marseille – Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Flight / Schedule
Marseille – Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Aircraft
Caudron C.440 GoélandRegistration
F-BAAE
MSN
8710/155
Date
September 3, 1941 at 10:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Panossas Isère
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
45.6767°, 5.2056°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
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°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
2
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Marseille – Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • France
Aircraft Details
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