Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
Flight / Schedule
Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
Aircraft
Farman F.303Registration
F-AJVR
MSN
3/7214
Year of Manufacture
1931
Operator
Air OrientDate
September 30, 1931 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Somiani Baluchestan (<U+0628><U+0644><U+0648><U+0686><U+0633><U+062A><U+0627><U+0646>)
Region
Asia • Pakistan
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 30, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon experienced a crash involving Farman F.303, operated by Air Orient, with the event recorded near Somiani Baluchestan (<U+0628><U+0644><U+0648><U+0686><U+0633><U+062A><U+0627><U+0646>).
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route to Karachi, while flying near Somiani, one of the engine caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the crashed. All four occupants were slightly injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJVR, MSN 3/7214, year of manufacture 1931.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route to Karachi, while flying near Somiani, one of the engine caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the crashed. All four occupants were slightly injured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
4
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
Operator
Air OrientFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Pakistan
