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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 21bis off Roses

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIHN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Toulouse – Perpignan – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran
MSN:
72/1
YOM:
1927
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising off the Spanish coast, the crew encountered engine problems and attempted to ditch the aircraft off Roses, Catalonia. During four days, the crew tried to maintain the aircraft floating but eventually decided to abandon the seaplane and was rescued by the crew of the Italian ship named 'Monteponi'. While all three crew members were slightly injured, the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
René Mercier, pilot,
Antoine Mattei, radio,
Edmond Roux, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpédo in Roses: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFBI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Toulouse - Barcelona
MSN:
209
YOM:
1923
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Roses, east of Figueres, Spain, while performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona. The pilot Denis Hodapp and the passenger were killed.