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Crash of a Latécoère 26-2R in Santo Amaro: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1934 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AILK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santo Amaro - Santo Amaro
MSN:
662
YOM:
1927
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Santo Amaro at 1430LT on a local flight with two crew members and five passengers. About five minutes into the flight, the airplane impacted a tree and crashed, bursting into flames. All five passengers were slightly injured while the pilot was killed and the radio operator was seriously injured. He died of injuries the next day.
Crew:
Victor Etienne, pilot,
Henrique Baudel, radio navigator.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R in Skhirat

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIXU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Toulouse – Perpignan – Barcelona – Alicante – Casablanca
MSN:
684
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Alicante to Casablanca, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances southwest of Rabat. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.6 near Tarfaya

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJKH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
735
YOM:
1929
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Dakar to Casablanca, the crew lost his orientation and attempted to make an emergency landing. No distress call was received at the company base in Casablanca. SAR operations were initiated and the crew of another aircraft spotted the wreckage three days later in an uninhabited area located south of Tarfaya, near Cape Juby. All three occupants were rescued .
Crew:
Albert Pinot, pilot,
Mr. Neri, mechanic.
Passenger:
Mr. Ibrapa.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R in Ubatuba

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AILZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
670
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a mail flight from South America to France. En route, he encountered unknown technical problems and attempted an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Forced landing due to unknown technical problem.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R off Porto Alegre

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AILB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
654
YOM:
1927
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Porto Alegre, the single engine airplane came to rest upside down, partially submerged in the Rio Guaíba. The pilot Raoul MacLeod was injured while the navigator Jean Macaigne was unhurt.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.6 near Tan-Tan

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJGZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca
MSN:
727
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying over the region of Tan-Tan, the Pilot Laurent Guerrero encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was unhurt and later rescued and repatriated by another pilot of the operator, Alexandre Baile.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.6 in Málaga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1929 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJCN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Málaga – Casablanca
MSN:
694
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed in Churriana, near the airfield, bursting into flames. All three occupants killed. They were performing a mail flight from France to Morocco with intermediate stops in Spain.
Crew:
Georges Schenk, pilot,
Pierre Le Bouteiller, radio navigator,
Mr. Sahenoze, engineer.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R in Agadir

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIKX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
651
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot Clément Rolland to attempt an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R off Azemmour: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1929 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIMU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dakar – Agadir – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
674
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was on his way to France with mail (letters and packets) from South America. The aircraft departed Agadir at 1600LT bound for Casablanca, and overflew Mazagan (El Jadida) at 1915LT. Few minutes later, while cruising along the coast, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Atlantic Ocean. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found, and all operations were suspended few days later. Three weeks later, the dead bodies of both crew were found on a beach near Azemmour.
Crew:
Emile Lécrivain, pilot,
Pierre Ducaud, radio navigator.