Dakar - Istres

On December 20, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Dakar - Istres experienced a crash involving Levasseur PL.8, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Istres-Le Tubé Bouches-du-Rhône.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The pilot Henri Delaunay was completing a mail flight from Dakar to Istres-Le Tubé Airport. Upon landing, the aircraft hit a pothole, went out of control and came to rest with serious damages. The the pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJKP, MSN PL.8-02, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5213°, 4.9335°.