Toulouse - Montauban

On November 23, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse - Montauban experienced a crash involving SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Toulouse-Blagnac Haute-Garonne.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a test flight from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Montauban. At liftoff, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. All five occupants were able to evacuate the cabin but the test pilot Emmanuel Arin fell on a engine on fire and died from his injuries two days later.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BATM, MSN 13, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6367°, 1.3661°.