1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash

Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 7°12′28″E / 43.66667°N 7.20778°E / 43.66667; 7.20778
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1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash
Paris-Le Bourget Airport
(LBG/LFPB), Paris
Passengers34
Crew4
Fatalities38
Survivors0

The 1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash occurred on 3 March 1952 when a

Le Bourget Airport, Paris, killing all 38 people on board. The cause of the accident was that the aileron
controls had jammed, which in itself was contributed to by a design fault. The accident was the third-deadliest in France at the time and is the deadliest involving the SNCASE Languedoc.

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was a

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 SIC-3-G engines.[1]

Accident

John Emlyn-Jones
Lise Topart [fr].

Shortly after take-off from

Tunisia.[2] The accident was the third deadliest in France at the time and is the deadliest involving the SNCASE Languedoc.[1]

Thirteen of the victims were British, including shipowner John Emlyn-Jones and his wife.[3] Amongst the other victims were the French actresses Lise Topart [fr] and Michèle Verly and the American actress and ballet dancer Harriet Toby. A Frenchwoman was initially reported to have survived the crash seriously injured,[4] but she died later in hospital,[5] bringing the total to 38 deaths.[1]

Investigation

An investigation found that the cause of the accident was that the co-pilot's aileron controls had jammed due to a chain slipping off its sprocket. The difficulty of setting and inspecting the chains in the dual control columns was cited as a contributory factor in the accident.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "F-BCUM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ "BREVITIES". Flight (7 March 1952): 279.
  3. ^ "RETURNING TOURISTS IN CRASH". The Times. No. 52251. London. 4 March 1952. col D, p. 6.
  4. ^ "38 KILLED IN AIRLINER". The Times. No. 52251. London. 4 March 1952. col D, p. 6.
  5. ^ "In the News: A Boat Race, a Submarine Escape Tower, U. S. Helicopters and Aircraft Accidents". Illustrated London News (5891). London: 474. 15 March 1952.
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