Paris - Paris

The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget on a local post maintenance test flight. En route, technical problems forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field and came to rest. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Paris - Paris

Registration

F-BSRZ

MSN

U-19

Year of Manufacture

1968

Operator

Avia-Taxi

Date

August 31, 1973 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Auvers-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

49.0704°, 2.1718°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On August 31, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Paris - Paris experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 99 Airliner, operated by Avia-Taxi, with the event recorded near Auvers-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget on a local post maintenance test flight. En route, technical problems forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field and came to rest. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BSRZ, MSN U-19, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.0704°, 2.1718°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget on a local post maintenance test flight. En route, technical problems forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field and came to rest. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Paris - Paris

Operator

Avia-Taxi

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Registration

F-BSRZ

MSN

U-19

Year of Manufacture

1968