Alicante - Casablanca
Flight / Schedule
Alicante - Casablanca
Aircraft
Breguet 14Registration
F-ALGU
MSN
127
Year of Manufacture
1922
Date
May 5, 1922 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Marbella Andalusia
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
36.5127°, -4.8446°
Narrative Report
On May 5, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Alicante - Casablanca experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Marbella Andalusia.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Marbella. While both members crew escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALGU, MSN 127, year of manufacture 1922.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.5127°, -4.8446°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Marbella. While both members crew escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Alicante - Casablanca
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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