Quiberon Bay 47°30′16″N2°59′21″W / 47.5044°N 2.9892°W / 47.5044; -2.9892
Total fatalities
15
Total survivors
0
First aircraft
A Beechcraft 1900D of Proteus Airlines, similar to the accident aircraft
Type
Beechcraft 1900D
Operator
Proteus Airlines
IATA flight No.
YS706
ICAO flight No.
PRB706
Call sign
PROTEUS 706
Registration
F-GSJM
Flight origin
Lyon Satolas Airport Lyon, France
Destination
Lorient-Lann Bihoué Airport Lorient, France
Passengers
12
Crew
2
Fatalities
14
Survivors
0
Second aircraft
A Cessna 177RG Cardinal, similar to the accident aircraft
Type
Cessna 177RG Cardinal
Operator
Private
Registration
F-GAJE
Flight origin
Vannes Airport Meucon, France
Passengers
0
Crew
1
Fatalities
1
Survivors
0
Proteus Airlines Flight 706 was a scheduled commuter flight from Lyon, France to Lorient, France. On July 30, 1998, the Beechcraft 1900D operating the flight collided in mid-air with a Cessna 177 over Quiberon Bay, Brittany. This accident was known as Quiberon Bay mid-air collision. Both aircraft crashed in the sea, killing fifteen people.
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