Status: | |
Date: | Friday 17 April 1931 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
Operator: | Prince V. Bibescu |
Registration: | CV-FAI |
MSN: | 5-AT-088 |
First flight: | 1930-01-20 (1 year 3 months) |
Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Mohania, Bihar ( India)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Forced landed in a field about 45 miles east of Benares (Varanasi) after striking a vulture. Thus was the VIP aircraft of Prince George III Valentin Bibescu, President of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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dmairfield.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.