Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 January 1934
Aircraft Type: Dewoitine D.332
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-AMMY
Location: Corbigny –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
An Emeraud plane crashed due to a severe snowstorm, resulting in icing conditions. The aircraft departed Saigon on January 5th, bound for Paris, with stops in Karachi and Baghdad. It arrived in Marseille on January 15th, then landed in Lyon at 16:20 and subsequently departed for Paris at 18:15.An Emeraud plane crashed due to a severe snowstorm, resulting in icing conditions. The aircraft departed Saigon on January 5th, bound for Paris, with stops in Karachi and Baghdad. It arrived in Marseille on January 15th, then landed in Lyon at 16:20 and subsequently departed for Paris at 18:15.
Description
Plane named “Emeraude” crashed due to snowstorm. Probable cause was icing. The airplane had departed Saigon on January 5, bound for Paris. Stops were made amongst others at Karachi and Baghdad. On January 15 the airplane arrived at Marseille. It then landed at Lyon at 16:20 and took off again at 18:15, bound for Paris.
Primary Cause
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