Paris - Biarritz

On April 10, 1933 at 07:35 PM, Paris - Biarritz experienced a crash involving Caudron C.280 Phalène, operated by Henri Gelley, with the event recorded near Le Penon Landes.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine airplane departed Paris-Orly on a private flight to Biarritz, carrying three passengers and one pilot. En route, he encountered various technical problems and this brand new aircraft that had just been delivered. While approaching Biarritz, he encountered an unexpected situation and abandoned the aircraft that crashed near a wooded area located in Le Penon, some 28 km north of Biarritz. The pilot was found uninjured while all three passengers were killed. Crew: Henri Gelley, pilot. Passengers: André Chalaux, Maurice Dubois Louis Pluquet.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AMGI, MSN 6719.2, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6935°, -1.4329°.