Marseille – Paris

On August 23, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Marseille – Paris experienced a crash involving Blériot Spad 56, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near La Fare-les-Oliviers Bouches-du-Rhône.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Few minutes after takeoff from Marseille, bound for Paris, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in La Fare-les-Oliviers, about 25 km northwest of Marseille. Both occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIMO, MSN 4382.10, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5504°, 5.1974°.