On 30 July 1998 , at the request of a passenger , the pilots of Proteus Airlines Flight 706 made a slight detour from their intended route from Lyon to Lorient in Brittany , to see '' Norway '' that was anchored in nearby Quiberon Bay . While circling the ship at a low altitude to give passengers a birds-eye view of the iconic former French vessel , the twin-engined Beechcraft 1900D was hit by a Cessna 177 , causing both to crash into the bay and killing all 15 people aboard both aircraft . The event was chronicled in the Canadian TV series , Mayday season 16 , episode 5 : " Deadly Detour "
Proteus Airlines Flight 706
Proteus Airlines Flight 706
SS France (1960)