Paris – Rotterdam
Flight / Schedule
Paris – Rotterdam
Aircraft
Waco UICRegistration
PH-MAG
MSN
3790
Year of Manufacture
1933
Operator
Private DutchDate
January 19, 1937 at 02:45 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Senlis Oise
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
49.3013°, 2.6046°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On January 19, 1937 at 02:45 PM, Paris – Rotterdam experienced a crash involving Waco UIC, operated by Private Dutch, with the event recorded near Senlis 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, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Aircraft left Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1415LT on a flight to Rotterdam with two passengers and a crew of two on board. Thirty minutes after take off, while cruising at an altitude of 300 metres, the aircraft banked left, stalled and crashed in a swampy area located in Mont-l'Evêque, east of Senlis. All four occupants were killed. Crew was repatriating the aircraft to The Netherlands as his owner, Mr. M. A. G. van der Leeuw, died in another Waco crash near Rotterdam last 3rd of December 1936. Crew: Joachim Tissot, pilot, Albertus Sommer, pilot. Passengers: Adriamis Hoertens Jacob Maltha.
Aircraft reference details include registration PH-MAG, MSN 3790, year of manufacture 1933.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.3013°, 2.6046°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
2
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
Aircraft left Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1415LT on a flight to Rotterdam with two passengers and a crew of two on board. Thirty minutes after take off, while cruising at an altitude of 300 metres, the aircraft banked left, stalled and crashed in a swampy area located in Mont-l'Evêque, east of Senlis. All four occupants were killed. Crew was repatriating the aircraft to The Netherlands as his owner, Mr. M. A. G. van der Leeuw, died in another Waco crash near Rotterdam last 3rd of December 1936. Crew: Joachim Tissot, pilot, Albertus Sommer, pilot. Passengers: Adriamis Hoertens Jacob Maltha.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Paris – Rotterdam
Operator
Private DutchFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • France
Aircraft Details
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