1950 Tete de I'Obiou C-54 Crash
Tete de I'Obiou accident
| Accident summary |
| Date |
November 13, 1950 |
| Type |
CFIT |
| Site |
Grenoble, France |
| Passengers |
45 |
| Crew |
7 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Fatalities |
52 |
| Survivors |
0 |
| Aircraft type |
Douglas C-54B-1-DC |
| Operator |
Curtiss Reid Flying Services |
| Tail number |
CF-EDN |
| Flight origin |
Roma-Ciampino Airport |
| Destination |
Paris-Orly Airport |
The Tete de I'Obiou accident was an airliner crash in France on 13 November 1950. Curtiss Reid Flying Services had been operating a scheduled service between Paris and Rome since 1945. On November 13, 1950, a Paris-bound C-54 aircraft crashed on the Tete de I'Obiou mountain, 48 km (30 mi) south of Grenoble. All 45 passengers and 7 crew were killed. The aircraft was 50 miles (80 km) off course.
Flight attendant Helen Johnston's body was missing for weeks until it was found in a crevasse on the mountain.
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