Crash of a Douglas A-26 Invader in Chelles-le-Pin

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay – Blida
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Vélizy-Villacoublay, an engine caught fire. The captain elected to return but was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located near the aerodrome of Chelles-le-Pin. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest in flames. All 15 occupants, most of them women and children flying back to Algeria, were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Chelles-le-Pin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-35360
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chartres - Chelles-le-Pin
MSN:
434
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed and destroyed on landing while on a flight from Chartres. The pilot Robert K. Brown was killed.