ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3D F-BAXC Gonesse
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Status:
Date:Tuesday 6 January 1948
Time:19:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3D
Operator:Air France
Registration: F-BAXC
MSN: 42972
First flight: 1946
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Gonesse (   France)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium
Destination airport:Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France
Narrative:
Struck trees while on final approach to Le Bourget Airport.
Pilot error and bad weather were contributing factors in the accident.

Sources:
» Aviation Disasters / D. Gero


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Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 258 km (161 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 2580th loss
  • 836th fatal accident
  • 143rd worst accident (at the time)
  • 334th worst accident (currently)
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