Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 September 1955
Aircraft Type: Latcore 631
Owner/operator: France-Hydro
Registration Number: F-BDRE
Location: 60 km N of Banyo –
ÿ Cameroon
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A Latecoere flying boat, based in Africa, crashed during a tropical storm en route from Lac Lr, Chad to Biscarosse, France. The wing broke due to windshear, resulting in a catastrophic crash.A Latecoere flying boat, based in Africa, crashed during a tropical storm en route from Lac Lr, Chad to Biscarosse, France. The wing broke due to windshear, resulting in a catastrophic crash.
Description
The Latecoere flying boat had been based in Africa to fly cotton from Lac Lr 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.
Primary Cause
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