F-ALBA

On February 15, 1921 at 12:00 AM, F-ALBA experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Lignes Aériennes Latécoère, with the event recorded near Gibraltar All United Kingdom.

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 listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a mail flight to Casablanca when he encountered unfavorable weather conditions while approaching Gibraltar. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Both crew were presumed dead. Crew: Henri Mérel, pilot Maxime Garrigue, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALBA, MSN 5220/8220.2, year of manufacture 1920.