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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 1920 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Breguet-Latécoère 14 |
| Owner/operator: | Lignes Aériennes Latécoère |
| Registration: | F-ALTA |
| MSN: | 20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Onteniente (Ontinyent) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | France |
| Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced landing due engine failure. Pilot Charles Genthon and his wife die in crash and mechanic Leo Bénas very seriously injured died two days after accident.
Sources:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6001507/f1.item
La Vanguardia 7 October 1920, p12
La Correspondencia de España, 7 October 1920, p1.
https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=7143549&posicion=1&presentacion=pagina
Las Provincias, 8 October 1920, p5.
https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=1000317098&posicion=5&presentacion=pagina
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2020 17:06 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jun-2020 14:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2020 14:51 | TB | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 20-Jan-2025 14:38 | Manu | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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