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- The seaplane christened 'La Calypso volante' was returning to Lisbon following a scientific mission. Off Alverca, the seaplane landed hard on the Tagus, causing the left wing to separate and the left engine to struck the cockpit. The pilot Philippe Cousteau, son of the French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, was killed.
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The pilot Philippe Cousteau, son of the French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, was killed. Seven other occupants were injured. The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that the speed upon landing was slightly too high.
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Philippe Pierre Cousteau (30 December 1940 – 28 June 1979) was a French diver, sailor, pilot, photographer, author, director and cinematographer specializing in environmental issues, with a background in oceanography.
Philippe Cousteau, son of French explorer Jacques Cousteau, was killed in the accident. It has also been suggested that the undercarriage was down during a water landing.
- Thursday 28 June 1979
- N101CS
- Philippe Cousteau
- Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Jun 29, 1979 · Philippe Cousteau; the youngest son of Jacques‐Yves Cousteau, the French oceanographer, died yesterday after the seaplane he was piloting capsized and sank Off Alverca, Portugal, a suburb 13...
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Aug 18, 2017 · A lot of the drama comes from Cousteau's relationship with his son Philippe, who died in a plane crash off Portugal in 1979. Philippe is played by Pierre Niney and the two actors portray a...
Philippe died aged 38 in 1979 in a PBY Catalina flying boat crash in the Tagus river near Lisbon. His children Alexandra Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau, Jr. continue the family work in oceanography as the Co-Founders of EarthEcho International.
