Marseille - Paris

The crew started the descent to Paris-Le Bourget when the aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in Provins, about 77 km southeast of Le Bourget Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Marseille - Paris

Aircraft

Learjet 24

Registration

F-BSRL

MSN

24-210

Year of Manufacture

1969

Date

June 10, 1985 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Provins Seine-et-Marne

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

48.3856°, 2.9778°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On June 10, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Marseille - Paris experienced a crash involving Learjet 24, operated by Euralair International, with the event recorded near Provins Seine-et-Marne.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew started the descent to Paris-Le Bourget when the aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in Provins, about 77 km southeast of Le Bourget Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BSRL, MSN 24-210, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.3856°, 2.9778°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew started the descent to Paris-Le Bourget when the aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in Provins, about 77 km southeast of Le Bourget Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Marseille - Paris

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Learjet 24

Registration

F-BSRL

MSN

24-210

Year of Manufacture

1969