La Baule – Chartres

On September 23, 1936 at 12:00 AM, La Baule – Chartres experienced a crash involving Farman F.390, operated by French Government, with the event recorded near Angers Maine-et-Loire.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft left La Baule-Escoublac Airport bound for Chartres with a pilot and a passenger on board. En route, he encountered engine problems and decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in a wheat field. The aircraft landed long and eventually hit a tree before coming to rest. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was owned by the French Ministry of the Air and was registered F-AMOR and CT-16 as well. Crew: Gaston Lefol, pilot. Passenger: Albert Etévé, General Inspector of Aeronautic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AMOR, MSN 6, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4693°, -0.5547°.