ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223918
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Farman F.390 |
| Owner/operator: | Etat Francais (French Government) |
| Registration: | F-AMOR |
| MSN: | 6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint Georges-sur-Loire, near Angers, Maine-et-Loire -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | La Baule-Escoublac Airport |
| Chartres, Eure-et-Loire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-AMOR Farman 390 (MSN 6); first registered 12.7.33 (C of R 3451) to Etat Francais; operated by Corps Technique as CT-16.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23.9.36: Aircraft was operating a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight (aircraft routed La Baule – Chartres). The single engine aircraft left La Baule-Escoublac Airport bound for Chartres with a pilot and a passenger on board. En route, they encountered engine problems and decided to reduce altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in a wheat field. The aircraft landed long and eventually hit a tree before coming to rest. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed.
The aircraft was owned by the French Ministry of the Air and was registered F-AMOR and CT-16 as well.
Crew:
Gaston Lefol, pilot.
Passenger:
Albert Etévé, General Inspector of Aeronautic.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-11.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-farman-f390-saint-georges-sur-loire
4. http://www.crezan.net/pag_f190/193_00_listprod.html
5. https://www.aviafrance.com/farman-f-390-aviation-france-4556.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2019 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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