Croydon - Paris

On January 14, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Croydon - Paris experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.11, operated by Handley Page Transport, with the event recorded near Senlis Oise.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Croydon to Paris, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to land at Beauvais Airport. The crew called Paris Airport and was advised that the weather had improved slightly, so he decided to take off and proceed to Paris. While approaching Paris, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog and low clouds. He descended too early and too low when the aircraft impacted ground and crashed in an open field located in Senlis, some 30 km northeast of Le Bourget Airport. The aircraft came to rest almost vertically on its nose. All three passengers escaped unhurt and both crew members were injured. Crew: Cpt R. H. McIntosh, Wireless operator S. A. Freddy Dismore.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EATN, MSN HP.43, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.3013°, 2.6046°.