Dakar – Casablanca – Paris
Flight / Schedule
Dakar – Casablanca – Paris
Aircraft
Dewoitine D.338Registration
F-ARIC
MSN
25
Year of Manufacture
1939
Operator
Air FranceDate
May 2, 1939 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Argana Souss-Massa-Drâa
Region
Africa • Morocco
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On May 2, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Dakar – Casablanca – Paris experienced a crash involving Dewoitine D.338, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Argana Souss-Massa-Drâa.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The three engine aircraft left Dakar at 0600LT bound for Casablanca. At 1530LT, the crew was informed by a radio message that weather was deteriorating with clouds and negative temperatures ahead. Few minutes later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located near Argana, some 50 km northeast of Agadir. All nine occupants were killed. Crew: Yves Ripault, pilot, Roger Perrot, radio navigator, Eugène Courson, engineer.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-ARIC, MSN 25, year of manufacture 1939.
Fatalities
Total
9
Crew
3
Passengers
6
Other
0
Crash Summary
The three engine aircraft left Dakar at 0600LT bound for Casablanca. At 1530LT, the crew was informed by a radio message that weather was deteriorating with clouds and negative temperatures ahead. Few minutes later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located near Argana, some 50 km northeast of Agadir. All nine occupants were killed. Crew: Yves Ripault, pilot, Roger Perrot, radio navigator, Eugène Courson, engineer.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
6
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 9
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Dakar – Casablanca – Paris
Operator
Air FranceFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Africa • Morocco
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