Paris - Croydon

On March 10, 1927 at 03:12 PM, Paris - Croydon experienced a crash involving Farman F.63bis Goliath, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Tonbridge Kent.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget on a mail flight to Croydon with a crew of two on board. Following an uneventful flight of two hours, the left engine started to lose power then failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing, reduced his altitude and attempted to land in an open field located in Tonbridge, Kent. On final, the pilot made a turn to the left when the left wing struck trees, causing the aircraft to crash on the ground. Both occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AEGP, MSN 9, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1955°, 0.2751°.