Croydon – Lyon

On January 24, 1948 at 02:40 PM, Croydon – Lyon experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Chartair - UK, with the event recorded near Lyon-Bron Rhône.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On approach to Lyon-Bron, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and decided to make an emergency landing. The twin engine aircraft belly landed in a flooded field located 10 km north of the airport and came to rest. All three occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AIOM, MSN 4347, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7343°, 4.8996°.