| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 21, 1971 |
| Time: | 0940 |
| Location: | Near Privas, France |
| Operator: | L'Armée de L'Air |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Paris - Orange |
| AC Type: | Nord 262A-34 |
| Registration: | F-RBOA |
| cn / ln: | 44 |
| Aboard: | 21 (passengers:17 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:17 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed and exploded in a snowstorm in mountainous terrain. Thirteen of France's nuclear weapons experts were killed. The crew may misunderstood and mixed both altitude clearances of 8,000 feet till Montélimar and 5,000 feet till Orange, descending prematurely. Controlled flight into terrain. |
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