Latécoère 32 crash, Feb 24, 1931 (1 killed), Banyuls-sur-...
Latécoère 32 accident on February 24, 1931 near Banyuls-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales, France with 1 fatality. Cause: The seaplane ran out of fuel after...
- Date: February 24, 1931
- Aircraft: Latécoère 32
- Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The seaplane ran out of fuel after strong headwinds.
The Latécoère 32 seaplane F-AITX ran out of fuel after strong headwinds on the Algiers to Marseille mail flight and ditched off Banyuls-sur-Mer on 24 February 1931. The seaplane sank while being towed by a Spanish steamer, and the radio navigator drowned.