ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34234
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Amiot 123 |
| Owner/operator: | Government of Poland |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Horta, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Le Bourget, Paris |
| New York | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Polish flyers Ludwik Idzikowski and Kazimierz Kubala were making their second attempt at an Atlantic crossing. The first had been made on the 3rd of August, 1928 and had resulted in a ditching off the coast of Spain and the loss of their plane.
After 1,300 miles on this, the second try, the replacement Amiot suffered engine trouble and the flyers diverted to the Azores.
In an attempted landing in a field on the island of Graciosa the plane struck a low stone wall and overturned.
Idzikowski was killed in the crash and Kubala was injured.
Sources:
El Tiempo 15 July 1929, p1
El Tiempo 14 September 1929, p6 (picture)
Images:
Photo: Antoszewicz Włodzimierz
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-May-2009 16:27 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Mar-2014 15:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2014 15:59 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jul-2021 14:40 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 28-May-2022 08:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Dec-2023 13:43 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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