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| Date: | Sunday 22 January 1928 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | Breguet-Latécoère 14 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéropostale |
| Registration: | F-AHEQ |
| MSN: | 240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | L' Hospitalet de l'Infant, Tarragona -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced landing due to engine fire while overflying Tarragona. Pilot Lorenzo Lavinal (23) escaped with burns. Passenger M. Dugrip-Quemel died in the cabin. ** "forced landing three km from Hospitalet (*and near Andorra) over km. 240 of railway track from Valencia". ***Pilot Lavinal released from hospital 25 April 1928 at Tarragona.
Sources:
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k630172d/f1.item.zoom
** http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1928/01/24/pagina-28/33206839/pdf.html?search=aviacion
*unknown
***La Vanguardia 26 April 1928, p24
La Correspondencia de Valencia, 23 January 1928, p1.
https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=1000245618&posicion=1&presentacion=pagina
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Mar-2011 16:47 | Johnny Johnny | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2019 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2020 16:28 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2020 17:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2020 19:24 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2025 19:44 | Manu | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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