Lyon - Paris

On February 21, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Lyon - Paris experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by WDL Aviation, with the event recorded near Auxerre Yonne.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane departed Lyon-Bron Airport on a taxi flight to Paris-Le Bourget. En route, it went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in an open field located near Auxerre. All five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IKOC, MSN 690B-11498, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8418°, 3.0661°.