Le Havre - Cherbourg - New York

On September 13, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Le Havre - Cherbourg - New York experienced a crash involving Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-198, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Bishop Rock (Scilly Islands) Cornwall.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Le Havre in the morning on a mail flight to New York with an intermediate stop in Cherbourg. While cruising off the British coast, a magneto failed. The crew was forced to ditch the airplane some 45 km southwest of Bishop Rock, in the Isles of Scilly. Due to rough sea, the crew was unable to take off and was later rescued by fishermen. The aircraft was towed but considered as damaged beyond repair. Crew: Lt Louis Demougeot, pilot, Mr. Montrouseau, copilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIQP, MSN 1, year of manufacture 1928.