Casablanca – Málaga – Alicante – Barcelona – Toulouse

En route from Málaga to Alicante, a fire erupted on board, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing in Albuñol. While both occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Flight / Schedule

Casablanca – Málaga – Alicante – Barcelona – Toulouse

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AEHD

MSN

172

Year of Manufacture

1922

Date

December 25, 1925 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Albuñol Andalusia

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

36.7914°, -3.2036°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On December 25, 1925 at 12:00 AM, Casablanca – Málaga – Alicante – Barcelona – Toulouse experienced a crash involving Breguet 14, operated by Lignes Aériennes Latécoère, with the event recorded near Albuñol Andalusia.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. En route from Málaga to Alicante, a fire erupted on board, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing in Albuñol. While both occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AEHD, MSN 172, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7914°, -3.2036°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Málaga to Alicante, a fire erupted on board, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing in Albuñol. While both occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

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

Casablanca – Málaga – Alicante – Barcelona – Toulouse

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Breguet 14

Registration

F-AEHD

MSN

172

Year of Manufacture

1922