Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 31 May 1934
Aircraft Type: Lior et Olivier 213
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-AIVG
Location: Croydon –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, flying into a radio beacon adjacent to the runway at Croydon Airport, Surrey, experienced a stall and subsequent crash onto a house, resulting in the fatalities of pilot Raymond Defives and radio-Operator Edouard L’Huillier.A twin-engine aircraft, flying into a radio beacon adjacent to the runway at Croydon Airport, Surrey, experienced a stall and subsequent crash onto a house, resulting in the fatalities of pilot Raymond Defives and radio-Operator Edouard L’Huillier.
Description
The aircraft flew into a radio beacon adjacent to the runway at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey in bad visibility. It stalled and crashed onto a house, destroying a garage and two cars. Pilot Raymond Defives and radio-Operator Edouard L’Huillier were killed.
Primary Cause
Bad visibility conditions during flight.Bad visibility conditions during flight.Share on:
