Alicante – Barcelona

On January 17, 1923 at 12:00 AM, Alicante – Barcelona experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Barcelona Catalonia.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. On approach to Barcelona, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to snow falls. Too low, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed in a field near the airport. The pilot Victor Gay was killed while the passenger was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ALJU, MSN 6083.130, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.3819°, 2.1763°.