Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 January 1949
Aircraft Type: Breguet 730
Owner/operator: Aronavale
Location: off Arzew –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: The Breguet 730 flying boat’s engine.The Breguet 730 flying boat’s engine.
Category: Accident
An unregistered Breguet 730 flying boat, named ‘Vega’, experienced a sudden engine failure in adverse weather conditions near Arzew, Algeria. This resulted in a forced ditching of the aircraft.An unregistered Breguet 730 flying boat, named ‘Vega’, experienced a sudden engine failure in adverse weather conditions near Arzew, Algeria. This resulted in a forced ditching of the aircraft.
Description
An unregistered Breguet 730 flying boat, named “Vega”, was forced to ditch off Arzew, Algeria, when an engine failed in bad weather.
Source of Information
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6759931q/f2.item.zoom, http://avions-de-la-guerre-d-algerie.over-blog.com/article-les-breguet-730-et-731-102889987.htmlhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6759931q/f2.item.zoom, http://avions-de-la-guerre-d-algerie.over-blog.com/article-les-breguet-730-et-731-102889987.htmlPrimary Cause
Engine failure due to bad weather.Engine failure due to bad weather.Share on:
