Huelva - Vigo

En route from Huelva to Vigo, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and ditched the floatplane off Cape São Vicente, south Portugal. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a British ship and the airplane later washed up on a beach.

Flight / Schedule

Huelva - Vigo

Registration

W-28

Date

July 2, 1934 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Cape São Vicente Algarve

Region

Europe • Portugal

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On July 2, 1934 at 12:00 AM, Huelva - Vigo experienced a crash involving Dornier Do J Wal, operated by Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar, with the event recorded near Cape São Vicente Algarve.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Huelva to Vigo, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and ditched the floatplane off Cape São Vicente, south Portugal. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a British ship and the airplane later washed up on a beach.

Aircraft reference details include registration W-28.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Huelva to Vigo, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and ditched the floatplane off Cape São Vicente, south Portugal. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a British ship and the airplane later washed up on a beach.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Huelva - Vigo

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Portugal

Aircraft Details

Registration

W-28