Potez 540 crash, Jun 23, 1938 (7 killed), Tours-Parçay-Me...
Potez 540 accident on June 23, 1938 near Tours-Parçay-Meslay Indre-et-Loire, France with 7 fatalities. Cause: An engine misfire shortly after takeoff...
- Date: June 23, 1938
- Aircraft: Potez 540
- Location: Tours-Parçay-Meslay Indre-et-Loire, France
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine misfire shortly after takeoff led to an emergency landing attempt in which the right wing struck the ground.
Shortly after midnight on 23 June 1938 the Potez 540 F-ANJO took off from Tours on a ferry flight to Villacoublay. An engine misfired soon after takeoff, and during an emergency landing attempt the right wing struck the ground. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew were killed.