Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Perpignan – Toulouse

The pilot, sole on board, was performing a mail flight from Senegal to France via Morocco and Spain. En route, a fire erupted on board and the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed and burned near a village called 'Abuerio'. The pilot was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Perpignan – Toulouse

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AFGS

MSN

227

Year of Manufacture

1923

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Date

December 28, 1927 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Spain All Spain

Region

Europe • Spain

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On December 28, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Perpignan – Toulouse experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by L'Aéropostale, with the event recorded near Spain All Spain.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot, sole on board, was performing a mail flight from Senegal to France via Morocco and Spain. En route, a fire erupted on board and the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed and burned near a village called 'Abuerio'. The pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AFGS, MSN 227, year of manufacture 1923.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot, sole on board, was performing a mail flight from Senegal to France via Morocco and Spain. En route, a fire erupted on board and the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed and burned near a village called 'Abuerio'. The pilot was killed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Perpignan – Toulouse

Operator

L'Aéropostale

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AFGS

MSN

227

Year of Manufacture

1923