Marseille – Baghdad – Saigon
Flight / Schedule
Marseille – Baghdad – Saigon
Aircraft
Farman F.303Registration
F-AJVS
MSN
4/7215
Year of Manufacture
1931
Operator
Air OrientDate
September 17, 1932 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Desert
Crash Location
Rutbah Wells (Ar Rutbah) Al-Anbar (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0623><U+0646><U+0628><U+0627><U+0631>)
Region
Asia • Iraq
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
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.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
7
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Marseille – Baghdad – Saigon
Operator
Air OrientFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Desert
Region / Country
Asia • Iraq
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