Potez 25 crash, May 26, 1926, Warsaw Masovian Voivodeship...
Potez 25 accident on May 26, 1926 near Warsaw Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland with no fatalities. Cause: The main gear struck a pothole...
- Date: May 26, 1926
- Aircraft: Potez 25
- Location: Warsaw Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The main gear struck a pothole during the takeoff roll.
Georges Pelletier Doisy and mechanic Henri Carol were both unhurt when their aircraft struck a hole on the takeoff roll at Warsaw on 26 May 1926 during a long distance flight from Paris. The main gear broke, the aircraft came to rest upside down, and it was damaged beyond repair.