Oran - Oran
Flight / Schedule
Oran - Oran
Aircraft
Grumman G-21A GooseRegistration
8.S.8
MSN
B84
Year of Manufacture
1944
Operator
French NavyDate
October 4, 1956 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Béjaïa Béjaïa
Region
Africa • Algeria
Coordinates
36.7431°, 5.0483°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On October 4, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Oran - Oran experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Béjaïa Béjaïa.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The crew left Lartigue Airbase (Tafraoui AFB) in Oran on a maritime patrol flight along the coast, between cape Carbon and Cape Tenès, Algiers region. While flying northwest of Béjaïa, the airplane encountered strong downdrafts and crashed on a rocky terrain overlooking the sea. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured. Crew: T/Sgt Parfait, pilot, T/Sgt Thinon, copilot, † T/Sgt Pichon, gunner, T/Sgt Jean Claude Deniel, radio operator.
Aircraft reference details include registration 8.S.8, MSN B84, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7431°, 5.0483°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left Lartigue Airbase (Tafraoui AFB) in Oran on a maritime patrol flight along the coast, between cape Carbon and Cape Tenès, Algiers region. While flying northwest of Béjaïa, the airplane encountered strong downdrafts and crashed on a rocky terrain overlooking the sea. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured. Crew: T/Sgt Parfait, pilot, T/Sgt Thinon, copilot, † T/Sgt Pichon, gunner, T/Sgt Jean Claude Deniel, radio operator.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
25.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Oran - Oran
Operator
French NavyFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Algeria
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