Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

En route from Dakar to Casablanca, the crew lost his orientation and attempted to make an emergency landing. No distress call was received at the company base in Casablanca. SAR operations were initiated and the crew of another aircraft spotted the wreckage three days later in an uninhabited area located south of Tarfaya, near Cape Juby. All three occupants were rescued . Crew: Albert Pinot, pilot, Mr. Neri, mechanic. Passenger: Mr. Ibrapa.

Flight / Schedule

Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Aircraft

Latécoère 26

Registration

F-AJKH

MSN

735

Year of Manufacture

1929

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Date

December 27, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Tarfaya Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra

Region

Africa • Western Sahara

Narrative Report

On December 27, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse experienced a crash involving Latécoère 26, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Tarfaya Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Dakar to Casablanca, the crew lost his orientation and attempted to make an emergency landing. No distress call was received at the company base in Casablanca. SAR operations were initiated and the crew of another aircraft spotted the wreckage three days later in an uninhabited area located south of Tarfaya, near Cape Juby. All three occupants were rescued . Crew: Albert Pinot, pilot, Mr. Neri, mechanic. Passenger: Mr. Ibrapa.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJKH, MSN 735, year of manufacture 1929.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Dakar to Casablanca, the crew lost his orientation and attempted to make an emergency landing. No distress call was received at the company base in Casablanca. SAR operations were initiated and the crew of another aircraft spotted the wreckage three days later in an uninhabited area located south of Tarfaya, near Cape Juby. All three occupants were rescued . Crew: Albert Pinot, pilot, Mr. Neri, mechanic. Passenger: Mr. Ibrapa.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • Western Sahara

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Latécoère 26

Registration

F-AJKH

MSN

735

Year of Manufacture

1929