SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc crash, Nov 23, 1948 (1 killed), T...
SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc accident on November 23, 1948 near Toulouse-Blagnac Haute-Garonne, France with 1 fatality. Cause: The aileron control cables...
- Date: November 23, 1948
- Aircraft: SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc
- Location: Toulouse-Blagnac Haute-Garonne, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aileron control cables were connected in reverse.
A SE 161 Languedoc of Air France was on a test flight from Toulouse to Montauban. It went out of control during the initial climb and crashed in flames. Four of the five occupants escaped, but test pilot Emmanuel Arin died of his injuries two days later.