Paris – Lyon – Marseille

On January 17, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Lyon – Marseille experienced a crash involving Blériot Spad 56, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Lyon-Bron Rhône.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. While approaching Lyon-Bron Airport on a mail flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot lost control of the aircraft following an in-flight fire. The aircraft crashed and came to rest upside down in a field located in Genas, some 3 km east of the airfield. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed. It is possible that the engine caught fire in flight.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIEE, MSN 4211.1, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7343°, 4.8996°.