Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon

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.

Flight / Schedule

Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon

Aircraft

Farman F.303

Registration

F-AJVR

MSN

3/7214

Year of Manufacture

1931

Operator

Air Orient

Date

September 30, 1931 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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 Orient

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Pakistan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Farman F.303

Registration

F-AJVR

MSN

3/7214

Year of Manufacture

1931

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