Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 October 1949
Aircraft Type: SNCASE SE.200
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: F-BAIY
Location: tang de Berre, Marseille –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The flying boat’s hull.The flying boat’s hull.
Category: Accident
A flying boat suffered catastrophic damage off Marseille, France, resulting in its sinking.A flying boat suffered catastrophic damage off Marseille, France, resulting in its sinking.
Description
The flying boat was damaged beyond repair after porpoising and sinking off Marseille, France.
Source of Information
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/PBY/conversations/topics/36560, http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/sncase.pdfhttp://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/PBY/conversations/topics/36560, http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/sncase.pdfPrimary Cause
Porpoising and subsequent sinking of the flying boat.Porpoising and subsequent sinking of the flying boat.Share on:
