Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Argana: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1939 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ARIC
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca – Paris
MSN:
25
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft departed Dakar at 0600LT bound for Casablanca. At 1530LT, the crew was informed by a radio message that weather was deteriorating ahead with clouds and negative temperatures. 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.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight following sudden icing conditions caused by unpredictable weather.

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Metlili: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1939 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L-226
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Blida – Casablanca
MSN:
31
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Blida to Casablanca, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft crashed near the bus station of Metlili. All six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.333 off Mogador: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1937 at 0423 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ANQA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dakar - Casablanca
MSN:
01
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was completing a flight from South America to France via Senegal and Morocco. While cruising at night off the Moroccan coast, the radio navigator sent a mayday message. As the airplane failed to arrive in Casablanca, SAR operations were initiated. Some debris were found six days later, on November 2, in the region of Mogador (now Essaouira). No trace of the wreckage or the seven occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Marcel Goret, pilot,
Laurent Guerrero, copilot,
René Bourguignon, radio navigator,
Auguste Trastour, engineer,
André Salvat, navigator.

Crash of a Latécoère 28-0 near the Cape Bojador: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJPA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Casablanca – Dakar – Buenos Aires
MSN:
925
YOM:
1930
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Paris on an international schedule service to Buenos Aires with five passengers and two crew members on board. On the leg from Casablanca to Dakar, while cruising at night at an altitude of 3,000 metres, the engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in rough terrain located about 50 km from the Cape Bojador, bursting into flames. Six occupants were injured while the flight engineer Jean Reig was killed.
Crew:
Marcel Goret, pilot,
Frédéric Marret, radio operator,
Jean Reig, flight engineer. †
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Latécoère 28/1 off Carchuna

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJJM
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
908
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Casablanca to Alicante, while cruising along the coast, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to ditch the airplane that crash landed some 50 metres off Carchuna. All eight occupants evacuated safely and swam to the beach. The left wing and the tail were torn off at impact.

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 28 in Larache: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJUU
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Casablanca – Paris
MSN:
928
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising over the region of Larache (El Araïch), the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with storms. He lost control of the airplane that crashed. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Germain Villetard de Laguérie, pilot.
Passengers:
Mr. Augusto Belesch,
Mrs. Jeuille Dif,
Mr. or Mrs. Monica.

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 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.