| Date: | Friday 17 April 1931 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | Prince V. Bibescu |
| Registration: | CV-FAI |
| MSN: | 5-AT-088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1930 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mohania, Bihar -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
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
dmairfield.com
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