ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28531
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1937 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: | Caudron C.630 Simoun |
| Owner/operator: | M. Monteil |
| Registration: | F-ANCF |
| MSN: | 6956.4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Unguja, Zanzibar -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tananarive |
| Nairobi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew was taking part to an air race from Antananarivo to Paris to establish a new record. The single engine aircraft left Antananarivo on June 25 at 1900LT. While flying by night over Zanzibar, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on the south coast of the island. Both crewmen were killed. It appears an explosion occurred before the aircraft crashed.
Crew:
Philippe Tréchot, pilot and owner,
M. Monteil, pilot.
Sources:
De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
27-06-1937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jul-2020 07:45 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2022 01:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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