Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette crash, Sep 3, 1979 (10 killed)
Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette accident on September 3, 1979 near Nice-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes, France with 10 fatalities. Cause: Both engines lost...
- Date: September 3, 1979
- Aircraft: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
- Location: Nice-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines lost power almost simultaneously, causing a stall during the final turn. The left engine stopped after its accessory drive gearbox failed, attributed to fatigue cracks.
A Sterling Airways Aerospatiale SN.601 Corvette on an on-demand taxi flight from Copenhagen to Nice via Stockholm and Coventry, carrying members of the Atlas Copco group, stalled on final approach to Nice-Cote d'Azur and crashed into the sea about one km short of the runway 05 threshold. All ten occupants were killed. The main wreckage lies in a canyon about 1500 m deep.