Algiers – Colomb-Béchar – Bidon V – Gao – Cotonou

On January 25, 1935 at 12:00 AM, Algiers – Colomb-Béchar – Bidon V – Gao – Cotonou experienced a crash involving Caudron C.280 Phalène, operated by Compagnie Générale TransSaharienne - CGT France, with the event recorded near Parakou Borgou.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Crew was performing a mail flight from Algiers to Cotonou with intermediate stops in Colomb-Béchar, Bidon 5 and Gao. On the last leg from Gao to Cotonou, crew encountered poor weather conditions due to a sandstorm. In low visibility, he decided to reduce his altitude when the aircraft hit the ground and crashed. While both occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AMVD, MSN 6889.60, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 9.3371°, 2.6388°.