Saigon – Yangon – Akyab – Calcutta – Allahabad – Agra – Basra – Cairo – Benghazi – Kerky - Naples – Marseille
Flight / Schedule
Saigon – Yangon – Akyab – Calcutta – Allahabad – Agra – Basra – Cairo – Benghazi – Kerky - Naples – Marseille
Aircraft
CAMS 53Registration
F-ALCF
MSN
30
Year of Manufacture
1931
Operator
Air FranceDate
January 20, 1935 at 01:50 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Santa Maria di Leuca Apulia
Region
Europe • Italy
Coordinates
39.7995°, 18.3579°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On January 20, 1935 at 01:50 PM, Saigon – Yangon – Akyab – Calcutta – Allahabad – Agra – Basra – Cairo – Benghazi – Kerky - Naples – Marseille experienced a crash involving CAMS 53, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Santa Maria di Leuca Apulia.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Kerkyra to Naples, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. The captain decided to ditch the airplane in the Ionian Sea some 50 km southeast of Santa Maria di Leuca, Apulia. All six occupants were rescued by the crew of the Italian ship named 'Paganini' while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALCF, MSN 30, year of manufacture 1931.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.7995°, 18.3579°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Kerkyra to Naples, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. The captain decided to ditch the airplane in the Ionian Sea some 50 km southeast of Santa Maria di Leuca, Apulia. All six occupants were rescued by the crew of the Italian ship named 'Paganini' while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
6
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Saigon – Yangon – Akyab – Calcutta – Allahabad – Agra – Basra – Cairo – Benghazi – Kerky - Naples – Marseille
Operator
Air FranceFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Italy
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