Lille - Lognes

On June 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Lille - Lognes experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by Aéroclub Paris-Est, with the event recorded near Betz Oise.

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Lille-Lesquin to Lognes-Emerainville Airport, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in a field located in Betz, about 45 km northeast of Lognes. On touchdown, the aircraft sank into muddy field, overturned and came to rest upside down. All four occupants were rescued, among them a passenger was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair and was later cannibalised.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AZHB, MSN 173 473 09, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.1555°, 2.9553°.