| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1948 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3D |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BAXC |
| MSN: | 42972 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gonesse -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR) |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB) |
Struck trees while on final approach to Le Bourget Airport.
Pilot error and bad weather were contributing factors in the accident.
Sources:
Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
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