Zeebrugge - Brussels

On June 20, 1924 at 12:00 AM, Zeebrugge - Brussels experienced a crash involving ACAZ T.1, operated by Ateliers de Constructions Aéronautiques de Zeebrugge, with the event recorded near Brussels Flemish Brabant.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 human factor. The crew was performing the second flight on this first prototype. Following an uneventful flight from Zeebrugge, while approaching Brussels in low visibility due to poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed. The pilot Étienne Hage was unhurt while the mechanic was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the project was abandoned.

Aircraft reference details include registration O-BAFK, MSN 1, year of manufacture 1924.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8793°, 4.4376°.