Courtrai - Courtrai

On June 15, 1925 at 12:00 AM, Courtrai - Courtrai experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Courtrai-Wevelgem West Flanders.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport. In flight, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field near the airport. The pilot Alphonse Édouard Segers was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-61.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8150°, 3.1930°.