F-BDPY
Flight / Schedule
F-BDPY
Aircraft
Airspeed AS.65 ConsulRegistration
F-BDPY
MSN
5150
Year of Manufacture
1947
Date
May 18, 1949 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Crash Location
Indochina All Vietnam
Region
Asia • Vietnam
Narrative Report
On May 18, 1949 at 12:00 AM, F-BDPY experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Société Indochinoise de Transports Aériens - SITA, with the event recorded near Indochina All Vietnam.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
Suffered an accident somewhere in Tonkin, north Indochina.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-BDPY, MSN 5150, year of manufacture 1947.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Suffered an accident somewhere in Tonkin, north Indochina.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Region / Country
Asia • Vietnam
Aircraft Details
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