Toul – Clermont-Ferrand

On September 2, 1928 at 09:15 AM, Toul – Clermont-Ferrand experienced a crash involving Blériot Spad 56, operated by Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne - CIDNA, with the event recorded near Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Croix-de-Metz Airport located in Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, while climbing to a height of 150 meters, the engine lost power and failed. The pilot tried to maintain speed and attitude but the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all five occupants were killed. Crew: Gabriel Hanin, pilot, Maurice Villuis, radio, Henri Vidal, mechanic. Passengers: Jean-Abel Lefranc, General Secretary of CIDNA, Maurice Bokanowski, Minister of Commerce and Industry.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIEP, MSN 5/4207, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.6761°, 5.8842°.