Solothurn - Lausanne

On September 18, 1921 at 06:45 PM, Solothurn - Lausanne experienced a crash involving Wild WT-S, operated by Ad Astra Aero, with the event recorded near Sainte Catherine Vaud.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine airplane departed Solothurn between 1700LT and 1730LT on a flight to Lausanne, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While approaching Lausanne, the airplane was at low height went it went out of control and crashed in an open field located in Sainte Catherine, about 9 km northeast of Lausanne. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. There was no fire. Crew: Eugène Bouché, pilot. Passenger: Fritz Minder.

Aircraft reference details include registration CH-71, MSN 13, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.5710°, 6.7083°.