ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26576
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 October 1928 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: | Blériot Spad 56 |
| Owner/operator: | Cie Air Union |
| Registration: | F-AIMN |
| MSN: | 4381/9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sécheras, north of Valence, Drôme 26 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lyon, Rhône, France |
| Marseille, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-AIMN Bleriot-Spad 56/4 (MSN 9/4381); first registered 27.1.28 (C of R 1777) to Cie Air Union, Paris/Le Bourget. Forced landed and overturned Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon 1.3.28; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31.10.28: aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight (routed Paris – Lyon – Marseille). En route to Marseille from Lyon, while overflying Drôme, pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He decided to make an emergency landing in a field located in Sécheras, north of Valence. Landing in a muddy field, aircraft lost its undercarriage and sunk into the ground. On impact, the pilot was ejected and died few minutes later while the passenger, a British Doctor, was unhurt.
Crew:
Maurice Bodin, pilot.
Passenger:
Mr. Seguel.
Registration F-AIMN cancelled January 1929 as "reforme"
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-4.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bleriot-spad-564-secheras-1-killed
4. http://planecrashinfo.com/1928/1928-25.htm
5. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Air%20Union.html
6. http://drames-aeriens.monsite-orange.fr/file/028c7067e1745bfa4b88d15bbcb706ae.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Mar-2019 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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