Marseille – Naples – Beirut – Saigon

On August 12, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Marseille – Naples – Beirut – Saigon experienced a crash involving CAMS 53, operated by Air Orient, with the event recorded near Beirut Beirut Governorate.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While landing in Beirut's harbor, the seaplane overturned, came to rest upside down and sank. All occupants were rescued but both pilots were seriously injured, among them Cpt Jean Hennequin.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIQY, MSN 07, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8919°, 35.5109°.