Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Crashed into the sea off Tortosa for unknown reason. The aircraft departed Alicante at 1150LT bound for Barcelona. While the pilot Marcel Goret was uninjured, the aircraft sank and was lost.

Flight / Schedule

Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Aircraft

Latécoère 25

Registration

F-AIRY

MSN

648

Year of Manufacture

1928

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Date

September 12, 1929 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Tortosa Catalonia

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

40.8110°, 0.5209°

Narrative Report

On September 12, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse experienced a crash involving Latécoère 25, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Tortosa Catalonia.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

Crashed into the sea off Tortosa for unknown reason. The aircraft departed Alicante at 1150LT bound for Barcelona. While the pilot Marcel Goret was uninjured, the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIRY, MSN 648, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.8110°, 0.5209°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Crashed into the sea off Tortosa for unknown reason. The aircraft departed Alicante at 1150LT bound for Barcelona. While the pilot Marcel Goret was uninjured, the aircraft sank and was lost.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Latécoère 25

Registration

F-AIRY

MSN

648

Year of Manufacture

1928