Region
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Crash of a Latécoère 26.6 near Tarfaya

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 26
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJKH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
735
YOM:
1929
Location:
Tarfaya
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
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 Breguet 14A.2 near Villa Cisneros: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Dakar – Casablanca
Location:
Villa Cisneros
Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances some 100 km north of Villa Cisneros. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R in Tarfaya

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 26
Operator:
Registration:
F-AINF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Toulouse – Perpignan – Alicante – Casablanca – Dakar
MSN:
680
YOM:
1928
Location:
Tarfaya
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
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.

Crash of a Breguet 14A.2 in Western Sahara

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALKU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Villa Cisneros - Nouadhibou
MSN:
6365.131
YOM:
1922
Location:
Villa Cisneros
Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Villa Cisneros (Dakhla) to Port-Étienne (Nouadhibou), in Mauritania, the pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing some 200 km south of Villa Cisneros, in Western Sahara. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed. It appears that a structural failure occurred on a wing.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpedo in Cape Bojador: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1926 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFAX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Casablanca – Dakar
MSN:
198
YOM:
1923
Location:
Cape Bojador
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from CAsablanca to Dakar, while cruising along the shore, the engine failed. The crew made an emergency landing on a beach near Cape Bojador. After landing, the crew was attacked by Maures tribesmen and killed while the aircraft was set on fire and destroyed.
Crew:
Léopolds Gourp, pilot,
Henri Erable, copilot,
Mr. Pintado, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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