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Crash of a Breguet 14 in Playa Blanca

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALLU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6318.132
YOM:
1922
Location:
Playa Blanca (Lanzarote)
Canary Islands
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On a flight from France to South America, while cruising off the Canary Islands, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to technical problems. The aircraft crashed in Playa Blanca, south part of Lanzarote, and was destroyed. Both occupants escaped injured.
Probable cause:
Technical failure.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpédo in Roses: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFBI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Toulouse - Barcelona
MSN:
209
YOM:
1923
Location:
Roses
Catalonia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Roses, east of Figueres, Spain, while performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona. The pilot Denis Hodapp and the passenger were killed.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpédo in Alicante: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1925 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFBB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Málaga – Alicante – Barcelona – Toulouse
MSN:
202
YOM:
1923
Location:
Alicante-La Rabassa
Valencian Community
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Alicante-La Rabassa Airfield, while climbing to a height of 150 metres, the pilot encountered unfavorable winds (strong downdrafts). The aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed while all three passengers were seriously injured. The weather was very bad at the time of the accident as another pilot of the company refused to start the flight. He was replaced by Raoul Berjaud, Station Manager, at the last minute.
Crew:
Raoul Berjaud, pilot,
Émile Lempereur, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to unfavorable winds.

Crash of a Breguet 14.A2 in Barcarena: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
13
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Barcarena
Estremadura - Lisbon District
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Barcarena. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Breguet 14.A2 in Salvador

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALXE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Salvador - Recife
MSN:
118
YOM:
1922
Location:
Salvador
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down on a beach. All three crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Paul Vachet, pilot,
Joseph Roig, pilot,
Noël Gauthier, engineer.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpédo in Cabrerolles: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1924 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFBD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Perpignan - Marseille
MSN:
204
YOM:
1923
Location:
Cabrerolles
Hérault
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a mail flight from Perpignan to Marseille. While cruising north of Béziers, he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in hilly terrain near Cabrerolles. The pilot Georges Payan was killed.

Crash of a Breguet 14.B2 in Piparcity

Date & Time: May 7, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Brito Pais
Registration:
Patria
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lisbon - Tunis - Cairo - Bushehr - Karachi - Macau
Location:
Piparcity
Rajasthan
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Both Portuguese aviators Brito Pais and Sarmento Beires departed Portugal (Vila Nova de Milfontes) on a flight to Macau with intermediate stops in Tunis, Cairo, Bushehr and Karachi. While flying over Rajasthan, the crew encountered engine problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots escaped uninjured and continued their trip with a De Havilland DH.9.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Breguet 14 in Albalat de la Ribera

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALTU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
140
YOM:
1921
Location:
Albalat de la Ribera
Valencian Community
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a mail flight, the pilot encountered engine problems and was forced to make an emergency landing in Albalat de la Ribera, south of Valencia. While the pilot was injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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