Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran

En route from Toulouse to Barcelona, the engine failed. The crew made an emergency landing in Coursan, north of Narbonne. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Charles Poulin, pilot, Georges Lacoste, radio.

Flight / Schedule

Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran

Registration

F-AHEU

MSN

36

Year of Manufacture

1925

Date

January 8, 1926 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Coursan Aude

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

43.2367°, 3.0583°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On January 8, 1926 at 12:00 AM, Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran experienced a crash involving Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13, operated by Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques - CGEA, with the event recorded near Coursan Aude.

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 Toulouse to Barcelona, the engine failed. The crew made an emergency landing in Coursan, north of Narbonne. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Charles Poulin, pilot, Georges Lacoste, radio.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AHEU, MSN 36, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.2367°, 3.0583°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Toulouse to Barcelona, the engine failed. The crew made an emergency landing in Coursan, north of Narbonne. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Charles Poulin, pilot, Georges Lacoste, radio.

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

Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Registration

F-AHEU

MSN

36

Year of Manufacture

1925