Avord - Istres

On December 15, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Avord - Istres experienced a crash involving Caudron C.630 Simoun, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Lespéron Ardèche.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Poor weather conditions were encountered en route, forcing the crew to attempt a wheels up landing in a snowy field. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 345.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.7304°, 3.8975°.