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Crash of a Gulfstream GIII off Chambéry
Date & Time:
Feb 6, 1998 at 1239 LT
Registration:
VP-BLN
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Geneva - Chambéry - Riyadh
MSN:
402
YOM:
1983
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
2863.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
415
Aircraft flight hours:
7205
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Geneva-Cointrin Airport at 1220LT with three crew members and two passengers on a short flight to Chambéry where additional passengers should embark before a flight to Riyadh. After being cleared for an ILS approach to runway 18, the crew continued the descent in relative good weather conditions. On final approach, the aircraft descended below the glide until it struck the water surface of Lake of Bourget and crashed one km short of runway. All five occupants evacuated the cabin and jumped in a 4° C water. The aircraft lost its tail and sank by a depth of 33 metres. The stewardess suffered a broken arm.
Probable cause:
The impact with the water was the result of a loss of visual references during final approach during which the crew voluntarily brought the plane beneath the ILS glide slope, in an area affected by mist, on one hand and on the other hand due the failure to decide to execute a missed approach.
Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/A-H2 Turbo Porter in Cluny
Date & Time:
Dec 15, 1975
Registration:
F-BRPJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nevers - Chambéry
MSN:
552
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Nevers on a ferry flight to Chambéry where the aircraft should follow a maintenance program by the Air Alpes facilities. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with limited visibility and low clouds. While cruising under VFR mode, he elected to divert to a local aerodrome when the single engine airplane struck the top of a snow covered mountain located near Cluny. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was slightly injured.
Probable cause:
The decision of the pilot to continue under VFR mode into adverse weather conditions (IMC conditions).
Crash of a Beechcraft 99 Airliner in Chambéry
Date & Time:
Jan 15, 1970
Operator:
Registration:
F-BRUF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris-Le Bourget – Chambéry
MSN:
U-121
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the crew started the approach to Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains Airport by night. In a limited visibility, the twin engine aircraft struck the ground and came to rest in a swampy area located few dozen meters short of runway 18 threshold. All 17 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, the airport was not equipped with an ILS system.
Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Chambéry: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 15, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
231
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chambéry – Salon-de-Provence
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its takeoff from Chambéry Airport, while climbing at an altitude of 1,050 meters, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the Dent du Chat located less than 5 km west of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Pierre Allegre, pilot,
Adj André Godard,
Sgt Marcel Larue,
Sgt Joseph Fourmy,
Cpl Abel Filquin.
Crew:
Cpt Pierre Allegre, pilot,
Adj André Godard,
Sgt Marcel Larue,
Sgt Joseph Fourmy,
Cpl Abel Filquin.
