Crash of a Caudron C.289/9 Phalène in Buc: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 16, 1936
Registration:
F-AMSN
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6834.5
YOM:
1933
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot elected to land at Buc Aerodrome at night while the airfield was unlit. The airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed. A passenger was injured and three other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
