Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier H-13 in the Mediterranean Sea
Date & Time:
Apr 11, 1925
Registration:
F-AFGP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oran - Alicante
MSN:
18
YOM:
1923
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from Oran to Alicante when an engine failed while overflying the Mediterranean Sea. The crew ditch the aircraft in the sea. Both pilots were rescued 15 hours later by a the crew of a Spanish speedboat. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.