Marseille-Marignane | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The aircraft departed Marseille at 0813LT on a mail flight to Algiers. At 1040LT, the crew reported his position along the Balearic coast. Around noon, while approaching the Algerian coast, the pilot sent a brief message and announced he was forced to attempt an emergency landing off Cape of Pointe Pescade, some 30 km northwest of Algiers, due to an engine failure. All three crew members were uninjured and rescued around 1600LT by the crew of ship named 'Colonel Casse'. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Mr. De Visa, pilot,
Maurice Thomasset, radio navigator,
Albin Pinot, mechanic.

Probable cause:

An engine failed in flight due to an oil leak.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.2R in Arles

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1928

Type of aircraft:

Latécoère 25

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F-AIKF

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Perpignan – Marseille

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632

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1927

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En route from Perpignan to Marseille, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Arles. The pilote escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Blériot Spad 56/4 in La Fare-les-Oliviers

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1928

Type of aircraft:

Blériot Spad 56

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Registration:

F-AIMO

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Marseille – Paris

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4382.10

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1928

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Few minutes after takeoff from Marseille, bound for Paris, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in La Fare-les-Oliviers, about 25 km northwest of Marseille. Both occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Latécoère 23 off Marseille: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1927 at 1030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Latécoère 23

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Registration:

F-AIHP

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Marseille - Marseille

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73/2

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1927

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The crew (three pilots and three engineers) was engaged in a test flight on behalf of the French manufacturer Latécoère and the operator L'Aéropostale. Shortly after takeoff from the Marseille seaplane base, while climbing to an altitude of 1,000 feet, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Achille Enderlin, pilot,
René Mercier, pilot,
Eloi Ville, pilot,
René Perret, engineer,
Gustave Berdin, engineer,
Mr. Mattei, engineer.

Probable cause:

It seems that the accident was caused by a structural failure during the initial climb.

Crash of a Breguet 14A.2 in Marseille

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1926

Type of aircraft:

Breguet 14

Operator:

Compagnie Française d'Aviation

Registration:

F-AHAP

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Paris – Marseille

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1925

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Upon landing at Marseille-Marignane Airport, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpédo in Cabrerolles: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1924 at 1600 LT

Type of aircraft:

Breguet 14

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Registration:

F-AFBD

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Perpignan - Marseille

MSN:

204

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1923

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The pilot was performing a mail flight from Perpignan to Marseille. While cruising north of Béziers, he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in hilly terrain near Cabrerolles. The pilot Georges Payan was killed.