Paris – Marseille

On October 25, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Marseille experienced a crash involving Blériot Spad 56, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Sens Yonne.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport on a mail flight to Marseille. After takeoff, the pilote René Charpentier continued to the south and after passing over Fontainebleau, while approaching Sens, he encountered unknown technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a prairie and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIYA, MSN 18/4411, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.0663°, 3.1032°.