Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun crash, Sep 6, 2002 (1 killed)
Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun accident on September 6, 2002 near Roanne, Loire, France with 1 fatality. Cause: The exact cause could not be determined...
- Date: September 6, 2002
- Aircraft: Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun
- Location: Roanne, Loire, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The exact cause could not be determined with certainty; the engine was reportedly at near full power at impact.
A Caudron Simoun being flown by its owner on a post-maintenance test after engine modifications took off from Roanne-Renaison. It drifted from the runway line at low height in a flat attitude and struck an 8 metre weather mast. The aircraft overturned and burned, killing the pilot.