Perpignan - Marseille

The pilot was performing a mail flight from Perpignan to Marseille. While cruising north of Béziers, he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in hilly terrain near Cabrerolles. The pilot Georges Payan was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Perpignan - Marseille

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AFBD

MSN

204

Year of Manufacture

1923

Date

November 6, 1924 at 04:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Cabrerolles Hérault

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

43.5445°, 3.1251°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On November 6, 1924 at 04:00 PM, Perpignan - Marseille experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Cabrerolles Hérault.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 weather. The pilot was performing a mail flight from Perpignan to Marseille. While cruising north of Béziers, he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in hilly terrain near Cabrerolles. The pilot Georges Payan was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AFBD, MSN 204, year of manufacture 1923.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5445°, 3.1251°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot was performing a mail flight from Perpignan to Marseille. While cruising north of Béziers, he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in hilly terrain near Cabrerolles. The pilot Georges Payan was killed.

Cause: Weather

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

Perpignan - Marseille

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AFBD

MSN

204

Year of Manufacture

1923