Chartres - Chartres

On September 29, 1926 at 11:55 PM, Chartres - Chartres experienced a crash involving Farman F.60 Goliath, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Bonneval Eure-et-Loir.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a night training flight on behalf of the 3rd Squadron of the 22nd regiment based in Chartres. While flying in the region of Bonneval, some 20 km south of Chartres, the aircraft caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. From a height of 50 meters, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Jules Gindre, pilot, Sgt Pierre Pacaud, navigator, Sgt Roger Duchatelle, navigator, Sgt Raymond Rigault, mechanic, Pvt Jean Frémont, radio.

Aircraft reference details include registration A-5.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1803°, 1.3895°.