Toulouse – Madrid
Flight / Schedule
Toulouse – Madrid
Aircraft
Potez 540Registration
F-AOOO
MSN
228
Year of Manufacture
1936
Operator
French Air Force - Armée de l'AirDate
December 8, 1936 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Government
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Madrid Madrid
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
40.4237°, -3.6899°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On December 8, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse – Madrid experienced a crash involving Potez 540, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Madrid Madrid.
The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley 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 terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was performing a flight from Toulouse-Francazal Air Base to Madrid on behalf of the French Embassy in Madrid. While descending to Madrid, the aircraft was attacked by two Spanish Nationalists fighters Polikarpov I-5. Crew decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located near Guadalaraja, some 40 km northeast of Madrid. The aircraft crash landed and was destroyed by a post crash fire while all six occupants were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-AOOO, MSN 228, year of manufacture 1936.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.4237°, -3.6899°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was performing a flight from Toulouse-Francazal Air Base to Madrid on behalf of the French Embassy in Madrid. While descending to Madrid, the aircraft was attacked by two Spanish Nationalists fighters Polikarpov I-5. Crew decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located near Guadalaraja, some 40 km northeast of Madrid. The aircraft crash landed and was destroyed by a post crash fire while all six occupants were injured.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
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
Toulouse – Madrid
Operator
French Air Force - Armée de l'AirFlight Type
Government
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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