Marseille – Palma de Mallorca – Algiers

On November 15, 1928 at 03:00 PM, Marseille – Palma de Mallorca – Algiers experienced a crash involving Latécoère 32, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Palma, the seaplane was too low and hit a lightning mast. It stalled and crashed onto several houses in the city. While the radio navigator was killed, both other crew members were injured. Crew: Étienne Simon, pilot, Fernand Royère, mechanic, Fernand Girard, radio navigator.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AISN, MSN 80, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.5434°, 2.7252°.