Northolt – Luqa

On February 8, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Northolt – Luqa experienced a crash involving Vickers 619 Wellington X, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Le Vigan Gard.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in poor weather conditions and at an insufficient altitude, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds. The wreckage was found near Le Vigan, about 45 km north of Montpellier. All seven crew members were killed. It was determined that the aircraft was slightly off course at the time of the accident, maybe following a navigational error on part of the crew. The poor visibility caused by low clouds was considered as a contributory factor.

Aircraft reference details include registration RP383.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.9656°, 3.8572°.