Melun - Melun

On May 31, 2011 at 05:30 PM, Melun - Melun experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Société de Développement et de Promotion de l'Aviation, with the event recorded near Melun-Villaroche Seine-et-Marne.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Crew was performing a local flight at Melun-Villaroche Airport. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying at low height, the engine caught fire. The pilot elected to return to the airport but was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft collided with power cables then crashed on its belly in a field, coming to rest in flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AZZU, MSN 108-47562, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.6088°, 2.6665°.