Saint-Mandrier - Saint-Mandrier

On November 3, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Saint-Mandrier - Saint-Mandrier experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sunderland, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer Var.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 26.7%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew consisting of 15 pilots and engineers was engaged in a test flight following engine maintenance. The departure was attempted by night and on rough sea. During the takeoff procedure completed off Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, while at a speed of 100 km/h, the seaplane registered EJ163 (7.F-6) hit three successives waves then broke in two just before the wings. The front part including the cockpit sank rapidly while the rear part came to rest few hundred yards off shore. Four crew members were killed, seven others were injured and four were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration EJ163.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.0766°, 5.9290°.