Marseille – Barcelona

On November 21, 1930 at 09:45 AM, Marseille – Barcelona experienced a crash involving Dornier Do R Superwal, operated by Societa Anonima di Navigazione Aerea - SANA, with the event recorded near Empuriabrava Catalonia.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The seaplane departed Marseille on a schedule service to Barcelona, carrying two passengers and a crew of four. AT 0940LT, the radio navigator sent a message to report his position off Cape of Creus, northeast of Empuriabrava. It seems the aircraft disappeared shortly later in unknown circumstances. No trace of the float plane nor the crew was ever found.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-RONY, MSN 170, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.2470°, 3.1207°.