Barcelona – Marseille

On February 4, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Barcelona – Marseille experienced a crash involving Latécoère 25, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Saint-Gilles Gard.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. An unknown technical failure forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing in Saint-Gilles, south of Nimes. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was Louis Roidot.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIHD, MSN 605, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6799°, 4.4379°.