1950 Tete de I'Obiou C-54 Crash

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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Coordinates: 45°11′39″N 5°43′54″E / 45.194277°N 5.731634°E / 45.194277; 5.731634