Naples – Ajaccio

On December 9, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Naples – Ajaccio experienced a crash involving SPCA Météore 63, operated by Air Union France, with the event recorded near Alistro Haute-Corse.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

On a flight from Naples to Ajaccio, while approaching the coast of Corsica, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to ditch the seaplane in the Mediterranean sea off Alistro. All three crew members were quickly rescued by the crew of the torpedo named 'Simoun'. The aircraft was salvaged but later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIPA, MSN 3, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.2605°, 9.5459°.