Paris – Rotterdam

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.

Flight / Schedule

Paris – Rotterdam

Aircraft

Waco UIC

Registration

PH-MAG

MSN

3790

Year of Manufacture

1933

Operator

Private Dutch

Date

January 19, 1937 at 02:45 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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 Dutch

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Waco UIC

Registration

PH-MAG

MSN

3790

Year of Manufacture

1933