F-BIAP — accident record & aircraft history

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

September 24, 1959AccidentHull loss
Shortly after a night takeoff from runway 23 at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, the aircraft followed a straight-in path but failed to gain sufficient height. After a short course, while at an altitude of about 100 feet, the four engine aircraft struck pine trees, stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 1,050 meters past the runway end.
Douglas DC-7 · 54 fatalities
The Board considered that the accident was probably caused by the most unfavorable combination of several of the following factors: - Failure of one or more engine, - Wrong maneuver of the undercarriage or flaps, - Malfunction of the control systems, - Incident in the cockpit, - False indication on one or more instruments, - Wrong indication of the… Full accident record