Marseille – Baghdad – Saigon

On September 17, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Marseille – Baghdad – Saigon experienced a crash involving Farman F.303, operated by Air Orient, with the event recorded near Rutbah Wells (Ar Rutbah) Al-Anbar (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0623><U+0646><U+0628><U+0627><U+0631>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a desert 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.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Marseille to Baghdad, while cruising at night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to a sand storm. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located some 130 km from Rutbah Wells. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven occupants evacuated safely.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJVS, MSN 4/7215, year of manufacture 1931.