ML851

On September 16, 1949 at 12:00 AM, ML851 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 survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Dakar-Yoff Airport, the seaplane registered ML851 (7.F-1) went out of control and crashed into the sea off the suburb of Les Almadies. All ten crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ML851.

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