Marseille - Marseille

On August 16, 1978 at 12:00 AM, Marseille - Marseille experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Sécurité civile française, with the event recorded near Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Marseille-Marignane under call sign Bengal 66 for a local training flight. While cruising over Aix-en-Provence / Les Milles, an engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude and completed an emergency landing on a plateau. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ZBAA, MSN 31-197, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5149°, 5.4263°.