1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash

1952 plane crash July 2014 1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash Accident SE.161 Languedoc LeB 1951.jpg 250 SNCASE Languedoc of Air France A SNCASE Languedoc of Air France, similar to the accident aircraft 1952 03 03 Jammed controls, design error ca 1 km N of Nice-le Var Airport 43 40 00 N 7 12 28 E type:event inline,title SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc Air France F-BCUM Tunis-El Aouina Airport (TUN/DTTA), Tunisia Nice-le Var Airport (NCE/LFMN), Nice Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), Paris 34 4 38 0 The 1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash occurred on 3 March 1952 when a SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc aircraft of Air France crashed on take-off from Nice Airport for 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 SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc, msn 43, registration F-BCUM. The aircraft was powered by four 1220 hp kW off mid Pratt & Whitney R-1830 SIC-3-G engines.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520303-0 F-BCUM Accident description Aviation Safety Network 28 February 2014 Accident thumb|right|John Emlyn-Jonesthumb|137px|right|Lise Topart fr. Shortly after take-off from Nice Airport on a scheduled domestic passenger flight to Le Bourget Airport, Paris, the aircraft was seen to bank to the left, roll onto its back and crash about 1 km yd north of the airport. All four crew and 34 passengers on board were killed. The flight had originated in Tunis, Tunisia.BREVITIES Flight 7 March 1952 279 http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%200607.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151710/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%200607.html 2016-03-05 The accident was the third deadliest in France at the time and is the deadliest involving the SNCASE Languedoc. Thirteen of the victims were British, including shipowner John Emlyn-Jones and his wife.RETURNING TOURISTS IN CRASH 4 March 1952 6 52251 D 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,38 KILLED IN AIRLINER 4 March 1952 6 52251 D but she died later in hospital,In the News: A Boat Race, a Submarine Escape Tower, U. S. Helicopters and Aircraft Accidents. Illustrated London News London 15 March 1952 5891 474 bringing the total to 38 deaths. 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. References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1952 SNCASE crash Category:1952 in France Category:Air France accidents and incidents Category:March 1952 in Europe