F-ALQA

On November 23, 1921 at 12:00 AM, F-ALQA experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Tarragone Catalonia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route to France, the pilot encountered engine problems and made an emergency landing on the La Pineda beach west of Tarragone due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel was added and after few minutes, the pilot took off again. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in the sea, close to the shore. While all three occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Paul Vachet.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALQA, MSN 17, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.6826°, 0.5750°.