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Crash of a Farman F.303 in Ruţbah Wells

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJVS
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Marseille – Baghdad – Saigon
MSN:
4/7215
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Marseille to Baghdad, while cruising at night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to a sand storm. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located some 130 km from Ruţbah Wells. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Farman F.303 in Syria

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJIG
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Baghdad – Damascus
MSN:
7155.1
YOM:
1930
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Baghdad to Damascus, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in the Syrian Desert. While all occupants were unhurt and quickly rescued, the aircraft was probably damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

Crash of a Farman F.303 in Somiani

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJVR
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Benghazi – Tripoli – Cairo – Basra – Gwadar – Karachi – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
MSN:
3/7214
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Karachi, while flying near Somiani, one of the engine caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the crashed. All four occupants were slightly injured.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in-flight.