ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48625
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| Date: | Thursday 3 November 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | Albert Garric |
| Registration: | F-AMTM |
| MSN: | 6040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fontet, near La Réole (Gironde), Nouvelle-Aquitaine -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buc (Seine-et-Oise), France |
| Agen Airport, Lot-et-Garonne département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (LFBA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 6040 (Gipsy Major #5298/5299): Registered as G-ACJH [C of R 4431] 9.8.33 to Sydney Thomas Weedon, Hendon. Middlesex (based Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex). C of A 4010 issued 23.8.33. Registration G-ACJH cancelled 11.33 as sold. Re-registered in France as F-AMTM [C of R 3631] 4.12.33 to Albert Garric, Agen-Leyrac
Written off (destroyed) 3.11.1938: The twin engine aircraft left Buc Airfield in Seine-et-Oise in the day bound for Agen. After passing east of Bordeaux, the pilot started the descent to Agen Airport, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Fontet, near La Réole (Gironde), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. All six occupants (pilot/owner and five passengers - at least three of whom were his own family) were killed.
Crew:
Albert Garric, pilot and owner.
Passengers:
Mrs Garric,
Max Garric,
Mary Garric,
Brigitte Fortune,
Jean Castaing.
Registration F-AMTM cancelled 30.11.38 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/f-aaaa.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh84-dragon-fontet-6-killed
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACJH.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p060.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-12.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontet
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2008 22:57 | Petit | Added |
| 24-Dec-2011 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2015 18:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2015 19:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2017 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2017 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2017 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2017 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase] |
| 05-Apr-2019 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2022 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
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