Toulouse - Barcelona

The crew was performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 5 km north of Cape Béar, near Port-Vendres. Crew: Jean Rodier, pilot Marie-François Marty-Mahé, mechanic.

Flight / Schedule

Toulouse - Barcelona

Aircraft

Salmson 2.A2

Registration

F-ALAI

MSN

31

Year of Manufacture

1920

Date

October 2, 1920 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Port-Vendres Pyrénées-Orientales

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

42.5176°, 3.1012°

Narrative Report

On October 2, 1920 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse - Barcelona experienced a crash involving Salmson 2.A2, operated by Lignes Aériennes Latécoère, with the event recorded near Port-Vendres Pyrénées-Orientales.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 5 km north of Cape Béar, near Port-Vendres. Crew: Jean Rodier, pilot Marie-François Marty-Mahé, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALAI, MSN 31, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.5176°, 3.1012°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 5 km north of Cape Béar, near Port-Vendres. Crew: Jean Rodier, pilot Marie-François Marty-Mahé, mechanic.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Toulouse - Barcelona

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Salmson 2.A2

Registration

F-ALAI

MSN

31

Year of Manufacture

1920