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| Date: | Tuesday 9 May 1933 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: | Latécoère 28-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéropostale |
| Registration: | F-AJIX |
| MSN: | 904 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km from Viladrau (Girona) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona–El Prat Airport |
| Perpignan-La Llabanère Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a stop in Barcelona, crew continued to Perpignan and announced by radio at 14:30 they were gaining altitude to fly over the clouds to obtain a better visibility. This radio transmission was the last one they made. Shortly later, while cruising in foggy conditions over a mountainous region, aircraft hit a small unoccupied house and crashed near Viladrau (Gerona).(One source states "Crashed after being forced down to the ground by strong downdrafts"). Pilot Jacques Emler, co-pilot René Riguelle, radio-operator Alfred Guyomar and three passengers (including a woman and a child (2))
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 10 May 1933, p43/44/12 May 1933, p9
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/bpt6k52722793/f4.item.zoom
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2012 00:42 | ryan | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2013 02:27 | Anon. | Updated [Time, ] |
| 29-Mar-2019 18:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2019 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 29-Mar-2019 18:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2019 12:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2019 18:16 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2020 19:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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