Route
The aircraft was conducting a ferry flight from Dover, Delaware, to Frankfurt-Main Airbase. The planned route included two intermediate stops: Lajes in the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly airport.
Accident
On final approach to Paris-Orly, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in the town of Choisy-le-Roi. The impact site was located less than four kilometers from the runway threshold. All six individuals on board perished in the accident.
Investigation
Investigators examined the wreckage and determined that the rear clam shell door had separated from the aircraft during the final approach. This door struck the horizontal stabilizer, causing a structural failure of the empennage. The resultant loss of control led to the crash.
Probable Cause
The official probable cause, as determined by investigators, is that the loss of control may have been caused by the loss of the rear clam shell door, which detached on final approach and struck the horizontal stabilizer, causing the failure of the empennage and the subsequent crash of the airplane.