Crash of a CAMS 56 off Cape Bear: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 9, 1930
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIOY
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marseille – Algiers
MSN:
04
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising off the French coast on a mail flight from Marseille to Algiers, the crew encountered an engine failure. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing off the Cape Bear but the sea was very rough. The aircraft crashed on landing and rescuers were grounded due to poor weather conditions. All operations were eventually suspended and no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Robert Raynal, pilot,
Robert Languille, radio navigator,
Mr. Traverse, mechanic.
Crew:
Robert Raynal, pilot,
Robert Languille, radio navigator,
Mr. Traverse, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
