Crash of a Farman F.168 Goliath in Bizerte: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 16, 1932
Operator:
Registration:
4.B.1
Survivors:
No
MSN:
88
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
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.
Crew:
Cpt Jean Desportes,
Mst/P Péan, pilot,
2nd Mst Berroche, radio operator,
Q/Mst Delahaye, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
