Douglas DC-3 crash, Sep 4, 1946 (20 killed), Paris-Le Bou...
Douglas DC-3 accident on September 4, 1946 near Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France with 20 fatalities. Cause: Both engines not developing full...
- Date: September 4, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Both engines not developing full power on takeoff, cause of power loss not determined
Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget, the Air France DC 3 failed to climb, struck a house roof, stalled and crashed in flames near a factory at Le Blanc-Mesnil. Investigators found both engines were not producing full power on takeoff but could not establish why.