Chartres - Chartres

On May 18, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Chartres - Chartres experienced a crash involving Farman F.60 Goliath, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Mâle Orne.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a mission on behalf of the 3rd Squadron of the 22nd Regiment based in Chartres. In flight, the pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in an open field located in Mâle, some 8 km southwest of Nogent-le-Rotrou, Orne. While all five crew were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 25, MSN 25.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.2758°, 0.7587°.