This flight was a preliminary flight before Delagrange's planned attempt to break Henry Farman's distance record that afternoon. Delagrange had circled the aerodrome three times when suddenly as he was turning at high speed against the wind, the left wing of the monoplane broke resulting in the other wing immediately collapsing.
Before attempting to break Henry Farman's distance record later in the day, Delagrange conducted an initial flight. He circled the airfield three times when, during a sharp turn against the wind, the left wing of his monoplane broke, resulting in the other wing collapsing immediately.