Dakar – Casablanca

On July 27, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Dakar – Casablanca experienced a crash involving Latécoère 26, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Tan-Tan Guelmim-Es Semara.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. While flying over the region of Tan-Tan, the Pilot Laurent Guerrero encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was unhurt and later rescued and repatriated by another pilot of the operator, Alexandre Baile.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJGZ, MSN 727, year of manufacture 1929.