Paris – Croydon

On September 17, 1932 at 06:00 AM, Paris – Croydon experienced a crash involving Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Croydon Surrey.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0525LT bound for London. On approach to Croydon Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane impacted a tree and crashed in the parking lot of an Hotel located in Selsdon Park, Surrey. The copilot was seriously injured and the captain Gustave Demeuldre was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIFE, MSN 2, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3734°, -0.1020°.