Farman F.168 Goliath | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was returning to Lannion following a training mission when he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed 100 metres east of the Fort des Capucins, some 2 km west of Roscanvel. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All six crew members were killed. Aged 25, the captain totalised 600 flying hours including 24 at night.
Crew:
EdV Bernard Poussineau, pilot,
1/Mst Gustave Chaillot, pilot,
1/Mst Noël Tromeur, mechanic,
Q/Mst André Lecerff, pilot,
Q/Mst Jean Le Martret, radio operator,
Q/Mst Albert Tocquer, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Farman F.168 Goliath in Bizerte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Farman F.168 Goliath

Operator:

Registration:

4.B.1

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

YOM:

1927

Location:

Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed AFB

Bizerte Governorate (ولاية بنزرت‎)

Country:

Tunisia

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed AFB, while climbing at night, the crew encountered engine problems. The captain decided to return for a safe landing and completed a circuit from the south. At low height, the airplane collided with power cables and crashed in Azib, some 12 km southeast of the airbase, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jean Desportes,
Mst/P Péan, pilot,
2nd Mst Berroche, radio operator,
Q/Mst Delahaye, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.