Le Havre - Paris - Tours - Bordeaux

On December 4, 1935 at 12:00 AM, Le Havre - Paris - Tours - Bordeaux experienced a crash involving Caudron C.630 Simoun, operated by Air Bleu, with the event recorded near Tours-Parçay-Meslay Indre-et-Loire.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. On final approach to Parçay-Meslay Airport in Tours, the single engine aircraft was too low and hit a tree with its right wing. It stalled and crashed in a garden located short of runway. The pilot was killed. Crew: Georges Tixier, pilot, Victor Beaufol, telegraphist.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ANRK, MSN 7013, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4364°, 0.7196°.