Paris-Le Bourget – Chambéry

On January 15, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Paris-Le Bourget – Chambéry experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 99 Airliner, operated by Air Alpes, with the event recorded near Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains Savoie.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BRUF, MSN U-121, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6925°, 5.9107°.