Warsaw - Prague - Strasbourg - Paris

On September 6, 1921 at 06:15 PM, Warsaw - Prague - Strasbourg - Paris experienced a crash involving Potez 9, operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne, with the event recorded near Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The flight from Warsaw to Prag and Strasbourg was uneventful. During the stop in Strasbourg, the pilot informed his base that all was OK. The last leg to Paris-Le Bourget was completed in very good weather conditions. On final approach to Le Bourget Airfield, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all five occupants. It appears that the pilot should abort the landing due to the presence of another aircraft taking off at the same time. Crew: Henri Brousse, pilot. Passengers: Mr. Kern, Mr. Marten, Mr. & Mrs. Raymond.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ADCD, MSN 160, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.9434°, 2.4220°.