Toulouse - Barcelona

On August 11, 1921 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse - Barcelona experienced a crash involving Salmson 2.A2, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Toulouse-Montaudran Haute-Garonne.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 technical failure. The crew was completing a mail flight to Barcelona. Shortly after takeoff from Toulouse-Montaudran Airport, while climbing, the engine failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed, killing both crew members. Crew: Roger Portal, pilot François Gaye, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALBI, MSN 22, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5716°, 1.4967°.