Douglas DC-7 crash, Sep 24, 1959 (54 killed), Bordeaux-Mé...
Douglas DC-7 accident on September 24, 1959 near Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France with 54 fatalities. Cause: Combination of unfavourable factors; loss...
- Date: September 24, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France
- Fatalities: 54
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Combination of unfavourable factors; loss of climb rate without visual references
TAI Flight 307 took off at night from Bordeaux Mérignac on the first leg towards Bamako and Abidjan. It failed to climb, struck pine trees and crashed in flames in woodland past the runway end. Of 65 on board, 54 died and 11 survived with serious injuries; the inquiry blamed a combination of factors rather than one cause.