- Tete de I'Obiou accident
Infobox Airliner accident|name=Tragedy Information
Date=November 13 1950
Type=Unknown Cause
Site=Grenoble ,France
Passengers=45
Crew=7
Occupants= 52
Fatalities=52
Survivors=0
Aircraft Type=Douglas C-54B-1-DC
Operator=Curtiss Reid Flying Services The Tete de I'Obiou accident was a airliner crash in
France on13 November 1950.Curtiss Reid Flying Services had been operating a scheduled service betweenParis andRome since 1945. OnNovember 13 ,1950 , a Paris-bound DC4 aircraft crashed on theTete de I'Obiou mountain, 48km (30 miles) south ofGrenoble . All 45 passengers and 7 crew were killed. The aircraft was 50 miles (80km) off course.Flight attendant Helen Johnston's body was missing for weeks until it was found in acrevasse on the mountain.=Sources= [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501113-1 Aviation Safety Network Information On The Tete de I'Obiou Crash]
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