Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB

On July 30, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB experienced a crash involving Ansaldo A.300, operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Tienen Flemish Brabant.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local solo training flight. En route, the engine caught fire. The pilot abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an open field, setting it ablaze. While the pilot was uninjured, one person on the ground was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration O-53.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8075°, 4.9372°.