Paris – Croydon

On September 17, 1921 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Croydon experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes - CMA, with the event recorded near Croydon Surrey.

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.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. Following an unventful mail flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot was approaching Croydon Airfield when he encountere strong winds and lost control of the airplane that crashed in Wallingont, west of the aerodrome. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot Rousselin escaped with minor injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ADBN, MSN 1913, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3734°, -0.1020°.