Mont-de-Marsan - Mont-de-Marsan

On June 29, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Mont-de-Marsan - Mont-de-Marsan experienced a crash involving Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Mont-de-Marsan Landes.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew (two engineers and two pilots) were performing a local test flight in Mont-de-Marsan Airbase on behalf of the Centre d’Expériences Aériennes Militaires (CEAM). After completing several circuits, the crew was returning to the airport when he encountered technical problems with the nose gear that would not come down. The pilot continued the approach and the aircraft eventually landed on its nose, slid for several yards and came to rest. All four crew members were unhurt but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair. It accumulated 51 hours and 35 minutes of flight. Next tests were transferred on the Dassault M.D.312 Flamant registered 140.

Aircraft reference details include registration 137, MSN 137, year of manufacture 1950.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.9887°, 0.0578°.