F-AEGZ

The pilot Guy Martin des Pallières was performing a mail flight between South America and France. While cruising over Port Etienne (Nouadhibou), Mauritania, he suffered sunstroke and lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. He was rescued and transferred to a local hospital where he died from his injuries a day later.

Flight / Schedule

F-AEGZ

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AEGZ

MSN

168

Year of Manufacture

1922

Date

October 17, 1925 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou

Region

Africa • Mauritania

Coordinates

20.9127°, -17.0503°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On October 17, 1925 at 12:00 AM, F-AEGZ experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Lignes Aériennes Latécoère, with the event recorded near Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou.

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 Guy Martin des Pallières was performing a mail flight between South America and France. While cruising over Port Etienne (Nouadhibou), Mauritania, he suffered sunstroke and lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. He was rescued and transferred to a local hospital where he died from his injuries a day later.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AEGZ, MSN 168, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.9127°, -17.0503°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot Guy Martin des Pallières was performing a mail flight between South America and France. While cruising over Port Etienne (Nouadhibou), Mauritania, he suffered sunstroke and lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. He was rescued and transferred to a local hospital where he died from his injuries a day later.

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

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • Mauritania

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AEGZ

MSN

168

Year of Manufacture

1922