Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Flight / Schedule
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.9Registration
D-23
Date
July 27, 1926 at 11:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Leuven Flemish Brabant
Region
Europe • Belgium
Coordinates
50.8159°, 4.4904°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 27, 1926 at 11:00 AM, Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Leuven Flemish Brabant.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local training flight. En route, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the courtyard of the workshop 'Le Corps Creux', in Blauwput, in the suburb of Leuven. The pilot was killed while the observer was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The following day, the survivor died from his injuries. Crew: Alphonse Laplanche, pilot, Joseph Delvenne, observer.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-23.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8159°, 4.4904°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local training flight. En route, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the courtyard of the workshop 'Le Corps Creux', in Blauwput, in the suburb of Leuven. The pilot was killed while the observer was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The following day, the survivor died from his injuries. Crew: Alphonse Laplanche, pilot, Joseph Delvenne, observer.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
Europe • Belgium
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.9Registration
D-23
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