Djibouti City - Djibouti City

On May 18, 1986 at 08:30 AM, Djibouti City - Djibouti City experienced a crash involving Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Tadjourah Tadjourah.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 15, crew fatalities: 15, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was returning to Djibouti City following a maritime patrol flight. While cruising north of the Gulf of Tadjourah, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. At an altitude of 950 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Day Forest National Park located 17 km west of Tadjourah and 50 km northwest of Djibouti City. The aircraft was destroyed and all 19 occupants were killed. Crew: Ev1 Dominique Meunier, Mp Michel Blandin, Mp Michel Pacatte, Pm Dominique Py, Pm Christian Topin, Pm Jacques Tassin, Pm André Chaumont, Mtre Daniel D'Hulster, Mtre Eric Montet, Mtre Eric Maucars, Sm Laurent Faubet, Sm Pierre Pugi, Qm2 Patrick Simond, Qm2 Didier Formet, Pm Gilbert Crouilles. Passengers: Ev2 René-François Foin, Maj Bernard Jolliard, Mp Jean Marot, S/C Umberto Cirasaro.

Aircraft reference details include registration 19/F-XCUF, MSN 19.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.7865°, 42.8832°.