Gaël - Chartres

On May 31, 1934 at 03:30 PM, Gaël - Chartres experienced a crash involving Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 20, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine.

The flight was categorized as military 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: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was returning to his base in Chartres following aerial manoeuvres in Gaël, Ille-et-Vilaine. While cruising at a height of 400 metres north of Rennes, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. On final, the airplane impacted telephone wires, stalled and crashed in a field located in Gévezé, some 12 km north of Rennes. The wreckage was found along a railway track. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members evacuated uninjured. Crew: Sgt/C Aouach, pilot, S/Lt Baillard, observer, Sgt/C Marot, mechanic, Sgt/C Castets, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration 107, MSN 107, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1053°, -1.6674°.