De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou crash, Aug 29, 1974, Valence-C...
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou accident on August 29, 1974 near Valence-Chabeuil Drôme, France with no fatalities.
- Date: August 29, 1974
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
- Location: Valence-Chabeuil Drôme, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Caribou on a positioning flight from Algiers to Basel lost its right engine after a hydraulic failure and diverted to Valence. The crew made a belly landing in a field near the airfield, and both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off.