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Crash of a SPCA Météore 63 off Alistro

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIPA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Naples – Ajaccio
MSN:
3
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On a flight from Naples to Ajaccio, while approaching the coast of Corsica, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to ditch the seaplane in the Mediterranean sea off Alistro. All three crew members were quickly rescued by the crew of the torpedo named 'Simoun'. The aircraft was salvaged but later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a SPCA Météore 63 off Algiers: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIFN
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Algiers - Marseille
MSN:
1
YOM:
1926
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Algiers, the three engine seaplane stalled and crashed in the sea. The engineer was injured, the navigator was uninjured and the pilot Louis Larmor was killed. It seems that an engine failed shortly after takeoff.
Crew:
Louis Larmor, pilot, †
Pierre Ducaud, radio,
Vincent Riera, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.