Dakar - Dakar

On July 7, 1958 at 11:54 AM, Dakar - Dakar experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sunderland, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Dakar Dakar Region.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 36.4%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After completing a short local training flight, the crew was returning to his base at Bel-Air NAS in Dakar. Upon landing, the seaplane bounced and eventually broke in two and partially sank few dozen yards off the district of Hann Bel-Air, into the bay of Hann. Three crew members were killed while eight others were rescued. Few hours later, one of the survivor died from his injuries. Crew (27F Squadron): Mst Albert Le Prunnec, gunner, † Mst Jean Quioc, navigator, Off Legoff, Off Giroguy, 2nd Mst Pierre Dauris, Mst Jean Roche, 2nd Mst Marcel Riou, Q/Mst Jean Gougeard, Off Le Mouzy, † Off Coen, † Off Jourdan. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 27.F.3.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.7328°, -17.2015°.