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Crash of a Latécoère 25-3R in Berre-l'Étang

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1934 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AISB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marseille - Barcelona
MSN:
650
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Marseille-Marignane Airport, while climbing, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a marshy field located in Berre-l'Étang, about 6 km north of the airfield. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Latécoère 25-3R in Roses

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIGI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
617
YOM:
1926
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a mail flight to France, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in Roses and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Latécoère 25/3R in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1932 at 0520 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIUT
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marseille - Barcelona
MSN:
712
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Marseille-Marignane Airport at 0450LT bound for Barcelona. About half an hour later, the pilot encountered foggy conditions with limited visibility. He reduced his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit an obstacle and crashed, bursting into flames. The passenger was seriously injured and the pilot Francis Simon was killed.

Crash of a Latécoère 25/3R in Saint-Gilles

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIHD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barcelona – Marseille
MSN:
605
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.6 in the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJCL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Natal – Recife – Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
691
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On the leg from Casablanca to Alicante, while cruising by night between Spain and Morocco, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea, maybe between Ceuta and Melilla. SAR were organized but all operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. More than a month later, in March 1930, a mail package was found on a beach in Mostaganem.
Crew:
Alphonse Bruyère, pilot,
Léopold Aubry, radio navigator.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.3R in Kenitra

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIEJ
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
609
YOM:
1926
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Kenitra, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.3R off Larache: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1929 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIUJ
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangier - Casablanca
MSN:
704
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Tangier at 1430LT on a flight to Casablanca, carrying three passengers and two crew members. The aircraft was spotted over Asilah around 1500LT. About half an hour later, while cruising along the coast, the airplane crashed in the sea about 20 km south of Larache. Few debris such a wheel and elements from the landing gear were found few days later. No trace of the five occupants was ever found.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.3R off Tortosa

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIRY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
648
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed into the sea off Tortosa for unknown reason. The aircraft departed Alicante at 1150LT bound for Barcelona. While the pilot Marcel Goret was uninjured, the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.2R in Sapucaí: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIFX
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Posadas – Asunción
MSN:
619
YOM:
1926
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Posadas to Asunción, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog. He reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft impacted a hill located near Sapucaí, some 80 km southeast of Asunción. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The pilot was killed while both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Pedro Ficarelli, pilot,
Mr. Girolo, mechanic.
Passenger:
Mr. Cartes.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.3R in Malgrat de Mar

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1928 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIUU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelone – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
713
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. After touchdown, the airplane caught fire and was destroyed. The pilot was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure en route.