Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 28, 1956 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 28, 1956 near Lyon-Bron Rhône, France with 3 fatalities. Cause: Visibility was severely reduced by fog...
- Date: January 28, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lyon-Bron Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Visibility was severely reduced by fog during the final approach, and the aircraft descended below a safe altitude before striking overhead wires.
An Air France DC-3 on a mail flight toward Paris descended into Lyon Bron in fog. On final approach it was too low, struck telephone lines, and crashed in a field at Saint-Priest about 2 km short of runway 34. All three crew were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed.