Oran - Alicante
Flight / Schedule
Oran - Alicante
Aircraft
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13Registration
F-AFGP
MSN
18
Year of Manufacture
1923
Date
April 11, 1925 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Mediterranean Sea All World
Region
World • World
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On April 11, 1925 at 12:00 AM, Oran - Alicante experienced a crash involving Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Mediterranean Sea All World.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a mail flight from Oran to Alicante when an engine failed while overflying the Mediterranean Sea. The crew ditch the aircraft in the sea. Both pilots were rescued 15 hours later by a the crew of a Spanish speedboat. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-AFGP, MSN 18, year of manufacture 1923.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a mail flight from Oran to Alicante when an engine failed while overflying the Mediterranean Sea. The crew ditch the aircraft in the sea. Both pilots were rescued 15 hours later by a the crew of a Spanish speedboat. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Cause: Technical failure
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
Oran - Alicante
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
World • World