Crash of a Potez 62.1 in Datia: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 7, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
F-ANQR
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saigon – Calcutta – Jodhpur – Damascus - Marseille – Paris
MSN:
4031/12
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport in the morning bound for Jodhpur. While flying over Madhya Pradesh, it went out of control and crashed in a field located near Datia. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hubert Robin, pilot,
Fernand Paujol, radio navigator,
Émile Schwager, engineer.
Crew:
Hubert Robin, pilot,
Fernand Paujol, radio navigator,
Émile Schwager, engineer.
Probable cause:
Engine failure suspected.
