Antananarivo - Paris

The crew departed Algiers on 13DEC1929 bound for Antananarivo where he arrived on 01JAN1930. On 10JAN1930, the crew departed Antananarivo for his back trip to Paris, with intermediate stops in Quelimane and Elizabethville. Few minutes after its departure from Port-Francqui, the aircraft crashed in the jungle near Dibaya, Kasai. The wreckage and the dead bodies of the crew members were found on 13MAR1930 in an isolated area. Crew: Léopold Roux, pilot, Raymond Caillol, radio, Eric Dodemont, mechanic.

Flight / Schedule

Antananarivo - Paris

Aircraft

Farman F.190

Registration

F-AJJK

MSN

7160

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

January 13, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Dibaya Kasai-Occidental

Region

Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo

Narrative Report

On January 13, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Antananarivo - Paris experienced a crash involving Farman F.190, operated by Société Générale Aéronautique, with the event recorded near Dibaya Kasai-Occidental.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Algiers on 13DEC1929 bound for Antananarivo where he arrived on 01JAN1930. On 10JAN1930, the crew departed Antananarivo for his back trip to Paris, with intermediate stops in Quelimane and Elizabethville. Few minutes after its departure from Port-Francqui, the aircraft crashed in the jungle near Dibaya, Kasai. The wreckage and the dead bodies of the crew members were found on 13MAR1930 in an isolated area. Crew: Léopold Roux, pilot, Raymond Caillol, radio, Eric Dodemont, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJJK, MSN 7160, year of manufacture 1929.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

3

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Algiers on 13DEC1929 bound for Antananarivo where he arrived on 01JAN1930. On 10JAN1930, the crew departed Antananarivo for his back trip to Paris, with intermediate stops in Quelimane and Elizabethville. Few minutes after its departure from Port-Francqui, the aircraft crashed in the jungle near Dibaya, Kasai. The wreckage and the dead bodies of the crew members were found on 13MAR1930 in an isolated area. Crew: Léopold Roux, pilot, Raymond Caillol, radio, Eric Dodemont, mechanic.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Antananarivo - Paris

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Farman F.190

Registration

F-AJJK

MSN

7160

Year of Manufacture

1929