Coulommiers - Coulommiers

On July 30, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Coulommiers - Coulommiers experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Coulommiers Seine-et-Marne.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 62.5%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew consisting of pilot students and instructors was completing a local training flight at Coulommiers-Voisins Airport, Seine-et-Marne. After rotation, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height and struck a truck with one of its wing. The wing was sheared off and then airplane crashed in a field 450 m past the runway end. Five crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. It was reported that one of the engine was voluntarily shut down by the crew prior to takeoff. Among those killed were: Mr. Laurent, student pilot, Mr. Brohan, student pilot, Mr. Mauger, mechanic, Mr. Perusseau, instructor and captain by Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BAOE, MSN 11769, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.8189°, 3.0774°.