Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

En route from Casablanca to Alicante, while cruising along the coast, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to ditch the airplane that crash landed some 50 metres off Carchuna. All eight occupants evacuated safely and swam to the beach. The left wing and the tail were torn off at impact.

Flight / Schedule

Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Aircraft

Latécoère 28

Registration

F-AJJM

MSN

908

Year of Manufacture

1929

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Date

March 16, 1932 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Carchuna Andalusia

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

36.7026°, -3.4415°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On March 16, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse experienced a crash involving Latécoère 28, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Carchuna Andalusia.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Casablanca to Alicante, while cruising along the coast, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to ditch the airplane that crash landed some 50 metres off Carchuna. All eight occupants evacuated safely and swam to the beach. The left wing and the tail were torn off at impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AJJM, MSN 908, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7026°, -3.4415°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Casablanca to Alicante, while cruising along the coast, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to ditch the airplane that crash landed some 50 metres off Carchuna. All eight occupants evacuated safely and swam to the beach. The left wing and the tail were torn off at impact.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

6

Estimated Survivors

8

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 8

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Latécoère 28

Registration

F-AJJM

MSN

908

Year of Manufacture

1929