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Crash of a Farman F.40 off Cartagena: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
Santa Marta
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cartagena - Barranquilla
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from the bay of Cartagena, while climbing, the engine stopped. The pilot Félix Fratoni lost control of the aircraft that lost height and crashed in the sea. The pilot and a passenger were killed while a second passenger was injured. Miguel Araujo, Director of the newspaper 'El Porvenir', was the only survivor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. The engineer in charge to prepare the flight forgot to put fuel in the tank prior to departure, and the pilot was unaware of that and did not make any preflight check.

Crash of a Farman F.40 in Barranquilla: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
Cartagena
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barranquilla - Barranquilla
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a local flight with three passengers and one pilot on board. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 100 metres, the aircraft was caught by a strong wind, rolled to the left and hit the ground. While all three passengers were seriously injured, the pilot was killed. They were completing their first flight.
Crew:
Jacques Jourdanet, pilot.
Passengers:
Mrs. Pepa Restrepo de Vásquez and her both sons.
Probable cause:
The aircraft crashed after being caught by strong winds.

Crash of a Farman F.40 in Porrentruy

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CH-16
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Porrentruy - Porrentruy
MSN:
3437
YOM:
1919
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Martin Seidler, sole on board, was completing a local flight in Porrentruy when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.