Lake Léré - Douala

On September 10, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Lake Léré - Douala experienced a crash involving Latécoère 631, operated by France Hydro, with the event recorded near Banyo Adamaoua.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was performing a flight from Lake Léré to Douala, carrying eight passengers, a crew of eight and a load of cotton bales. While cruising in a tropical storm, the aircraft encountered thunderstorm activity and severe turbulences when a wing failed. Out of control, the airplane went into a dive and crashed 60 km north of Banyo. The airplane was destroyed and all 16 occupants were killed. This was the last mission for this aircraft and its crew who must fly back to Biscarosse (France) to conduct tests and maintenance. This was also the last Latécoère 631 in service.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BDRE, MSN 08, year of manufacture 28.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.7485°, 11.8046°.