Berlin – Cologne – Brussels – Paris

On February 1, 1929 at 05:00 PM, Berlin – Cologne – Brussels – Paris experienced a crash involving Junkers G.24, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Luzarches Val-d'Oise.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a mail flight from Berlin to Paris with intermediate stops in Cologne and Brussels, carrying three crew members. The aircraft departed Brussels at 1400LT bound to Paris. After passing Noyon, weather conditions worsened with a limited visibility due to foggy conditions. Unable to locate the airport of Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot continued to the south when he made a turn to the north. Eventually, he attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located near the Château de Champlatreux, south of Luzarches, some 15 km north of Le Bourget Airport. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-899, MSN 904, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.1145°, 2.4265°.