Paris – Strasbourg – Budapest – Bucharest

On May 4, 1923 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Strasbourg – Budapest – Bucharest experienced a crash involving Caudron C.61, operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne, with the event recorded near Souilly Meuse.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget on a regular schedule service to Bucharest with intermediate stops in Strasbourg and Budapest. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in an open field located in Souilly, about 15 km southwest of Verdun. All seven occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AFCP, MSN 5366.10, year of manufacture 1923.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.0277°, 5.2858°.