F-BMCH — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

October 27, 1972Accident
During a short flight from Lyon to Clermont-Ferrand by night, the crew was briefed about poor weather conditions en route and at destination with storm activity, turbulences, heavy rain falls, icing conditions and low ceiling. The crew was cleared to start an ILS approach to Clermont-Ferrand and received the permission to descend to 3,600 feet.
Vickers Viscount · 60 fatalities
According to the investigating committee, the accident was the direct result of a collision with the terrain, which occurred at night in stormy conditions in the vicinity of a cold front, while the aircraft was following a seemingly normal approach procedure but deviated to the east about 30 km. The genesis of the accident has two anomalies. Full accident record