1950 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash
The Tête de l'Obiou accident was on 13 November 1950. Curtiss-Reid Flying Service had been operating a scheduled service between Paris and Rome since 1945. On 13 November 1950, a Paris-bound Douglas C-54B-1-DC aircraft crashed on the Grande Tête de l'Obiou mountain, 48 km (30 mi) south of Grenoble. All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed. The aircraft was 50 miles (80 km) off course.
A Douglas C-54 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 November 1950 |
| Summary | CFIT |
| Site | Near Grenoble, France 44°46′31″N 05°50′22″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-54B-1-DC |
| Operator | Curtiss-Reid Flying Service |
| Registration | CF-EDN |
| Flight origin | Rome-Ciampino Airport |
| Destination | Paris-Orly Airport |
| Passengers | 51 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 58 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Flight attendant Helen Johnston's body was missing for weeks until it was found in a crevasse on the mountain.
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