- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 03, 1952
Time: 08:10
Location: Nice, France
Operator: Air France
Flight #: ?
Route: Nice - Paris
AC Type: SNCASE Languedoc
Registration: F-BCUM
cn / ln: 43
Aboard: 38   (passengers:34  crew:4)
Fatalities: 38   (passengers:34  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: After taking off, the plane was observed turning to the left until it turned on its back and crashed. Malfunction of ailerons. The gear chain of the co-pilot's control column slipped off the sprocket and jammed the aileron controls.
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