Toulouse - Barcelona - Valencia - Alicante - Málaga - Rabat

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.

Flight / Schedule

Toulouse - Barcelona - Valencia - Alicante - Málaga - Rabat

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-ALNA

MSN

14

Year of Manufacture

1920

Date

December 3, 1922 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-ALNA

MSN

14

Year of Manufacture

1920