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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1928 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: | Latécoère 26-2R |
| Owner/operator: | Aéropostale |
| Registration: | F-AIMQ |
| MSN: | 671 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Praia da Armação, SC -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Florianópolis, SC (07:20) |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Successfull forced landing on Armação beach due to engine fire shortly after take-off. Pilot Henri Delaunay (23), sitting in an open cockpit behind the engine, suffered several burns. Both passengers (editor/photographer from news paper A Noite, sitting in the fuselage) and the mechanic Marsaud (sitting tandem/in an open seat behind the pilot) were unhurt. Airplane remained substantial intact and suffered fire damages at and behind the engine. F-AIMQ reported as **destroyed 10.31. ***Coded "F". As "Laté 26-657" in *report.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 8 May 1928/*9 May 1928, p1
** https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
***A Noite 7 May 1928, p3/8 May 1928, p1 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2016 09:51 | TB | Added |
| 25-Oct-2016 14:57 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-Mar-2019 20:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2019 21:16 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2019 21:29 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2019 22:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 09:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 10:24 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 11:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 15:14 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 15:20 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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