Blériot Spad 56 crash, Jan 17, 1931, Lyon-Bron Rhône
Blériot Spad 56 accident on January 17, 1931 near Lyon-Bron Rhône, France with no fatalities. Cause: The engine may have caught fire in flight, leading...
- Date: January 17, 1931
- Aircraft: Blériot Spad 56
- Location: Lyon-Bron Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The engine may have caught fire in flight, leading to a loss of control.
An Air Union Blériot SPAD S.56 on a mail flight from Paris to Lyon crashed at Genas, about 3 km east of Lyon Bron airfield, on 17 January 1931 after a fire in flight. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.