Last updated: 8 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 10 September 1955 |
| Type: | Latécoère 631 |
| Operator: | France-Hydro |
| Registration: | F-BDRE |
| MSN: | 8 |
| First flight: | 1948-11-28 (6 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 6 Wright R-2600-A5B Cyclone |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 60 km (37.5 mls) N of Banyo ( Cameroon)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Lac Lérè, Chad |
| Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD), Cameroon |
The Latecoere flying boat had been based in Africa to fly cotton from Lac Lérè in Chad to Douala. On a flight to Biscarosse, France for routine overhaul the aircraft entered a tropical storm. The wing broke, probably as a result of windshear, and the aircraft crashed. This was the last active Latecoere 631 flying boat. Plans to convert some stored 631s for cargo transportation were not carried out; all remaining planes were scrapped.
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 64)Photos
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.
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