Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran
Flight / Schedule
Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Oran
Aircraft
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13Registration
F-AHEU
MSN
36
Year of Manufacture
1925
Date
January 8, 1926 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
