Paris – Brussels – Cologne

Crew was performing a cargo flight from Paris to Cologne with an intermediate stop in Brussels. Few minutes after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in Silly-le-Long, some 30 km northeast of Le Bourget Airport. Both crew were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Paris – Brussels – Cologne

Aircraft

Sabca F7

Registration

OO-AIF

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

April 21, 1936 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Takeoff (climb)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Senlis Oise

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

49.3013°, 2.6046°

Narrative Report

On April 21, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Brussels – Cologne experienced a crash involving Sabca F7, operated by SABENA - Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne, with the event recorded near Senlis Oise.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Crew was performing a cargo flight from Paris to Cologne with an intermediate stop in Brussels. Few minutes after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in Silly-le-Long, some 30 km northeast of Le Bourget Airport. Both crew were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OO-AIF, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.3013°, 2.6046°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Crew was performing a cargo flight from Paris to Cologne with an intermediate stop in Brussels. Few minutes after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in Silly-le-Long, some 30 km northeast of Le Bourget Airport. Both crew were killed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Paris – Brussels – Cologne

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Takeoff (climb)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Sabca F7

Registration

OO-AIF

Year of Manufacture

1929