Toulouse - Barcelona - Valencia - Alicante - Málaga - Rabat
Flight / Schedule
Toulouse - Barcelona - Valencia - Alicante - Málaga - Rabat
Aircraft
Breguet 14Registration
F-ALNA
MSN
14
Year of Manufacture
1920
Date
December 3, 1922 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Fez Fès-Boulemane
Region
Africa • Morocco
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 3, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse - Barcelona - Valencia - Alicante - Málaga - Rabat experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Fez Fès-Boulemane.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot Alphonse Gensollen was performing a flight between France and Argentina. While cruising in the region of Fez, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed on a hill. The pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALNA, MSN 14, year of manufacture 1920.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot Alphonse Gensollen was performing a flight between France and Argentina. While cruising in the region of Fez, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed on a hill. The pilot was killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Toulouse - Barcelona - Valencia - Alicante - Málaga - Rabat
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Morocco
