Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Tarfaya: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
22-94
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tan-Tan – Tarfaya
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While approaching Tarfaya Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and was unable to locate the airfield. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the ocean off Cape Juby. A crew member was rescued while 10 other occupants were killed.

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 Tarfaya

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AINF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Toulouse – Perpignan – Alicante – Casablanca – Dakar
MSN:
680
YOM:
1928
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, visibility became low due to foggy conditions. The crew reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit a sand dune and crashed. Both crew were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.