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Ground accident of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley III in Buc

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1939 at 0645 LT
Operator:
Registration:
K8961
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield – Buc – Essen
MSN:
1414
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Buc Airport, the crew vacated the runway to reach his parking place when the aircraft collided with a parked Dewoitine. All five crew men evacuated safely while both aircraft were damaged beyond repair. The visibility was poor due to foggy conditions. The crew was from 77th Squadron.

Crash of a Caudron C.289/9 Phalène in Buc: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
F-AMSN
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6834.5
YOM:
1933
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot elected to land at Buc Aerodrome at night while the airfield was unlit. The airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed. A passenger was injured and three other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a CAMS 55-1 off Sartrouville: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Sartrouville - Sartrouville
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The prototype was engaged in a test flight. Upon landing on the Seine off Sartrouville, the seaplane overturned and came to rest. The test pilot Pierre Brunel was killed.

Crash of a Breguet 390T in Voisins-le-Bretonneux: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1931 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ANEH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Toussus-le-Noble - Toussus-le-Noble
MSN:
01
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
3500
Circumstances:
The pilot Louis Bucquet, test pilot by Breguet Industries, was involved in a test flight on this new three engine prototype. After departing Toussus-le-Noble Airport, the pilot completed some manoeuvres over the region when one of the propeller blade detached and impacted the fuselage. The engine vibrated dangerously while the control of the aircraft became hazardous. The pilot realized it was not possible to fly back to the airport so he decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in an open field and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The pilot was killed as the parachute straps were not correctly secured.
Probable cause:
Propeller blade failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 in Vélizy-Villacoublay: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1930
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAZY
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay - Stag Lane
MSN:
2025
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Vélizy-Villacoublay Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in the Petit Clamart Avenue, in Clamart. The aircraft caught fire on ground and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Mr. Ballet, pilot.
Passengers:
Baron Bernard Levavasseur de Précourt, Director of the Schreck Aeroplanes Company,
Comte Étienne de Roye.