Mid-air collision Accident Amiot 143 51,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177838
 
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Date:Tuesday 23 August 1938
Time:22:00
Type:Amiot 143
Owner/operator:GR II/35 l'Armee de L'Air
Registration: 51
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lyon-Bron Airport, Rhône 69 -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lyon-Bron Airport, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (LYN/LFLY)
Destination airport:Lyon-Bron Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The crew was performing a training flight on behalf of the Reconnaissance Group II/35 based in Lyon-Bron. In the evening, aircraft left Lyon with another Amiot 143 registered 120. In flight, both aircraft collided and crashed in a field and onto a house. All six occupants - three in each aircraft - were killed.

Crew:
Under Lieutenant Pierre Delaye, pilot,
Adjutant Gaston Capdeville, pilot,
Adjutant Serge-André Dore, copilot.

Sources:

1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-amiot-143-lyon-3-killed

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jul-2015 18:49 TB Added
15-Apr-2019 17:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Dec-2019 15:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
21-Dec-2019 15:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
12-Jun-2020 16:31 TB Updated [Location, Destination airport]

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