What happened
A ferry flight traveling from Dover, Delaware, toward Frankfurt-Main Airbase was conducting its final approach at Paris-Orly when a fatal accident occurred. The flight path had previously included scheduled stops in the Azores Islands at Lajes and Paris-Orly. As the aircraft type approached the runway threshold near Choisy-le-Roi, the plane became uncontrollable and impacted the ground, resulting in a post-crash fire. There were six fatalities among the occupants of the aircraft.
Findings
Investigations into the accident focused on the structural integrity of the aircraft during the descent. It was determined that the loss of control was likely triggered by the detachment of the rear clam shell door while the plane was on final approach. This component reportedly struck the horizontal stabilizer, leading to a catastrophic failure of the empennage and the subsequent crash.