Nancy - Paris

On March 4, 1988 at 06:37 AM, Nancy - Paris experienced a crash involving Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, operated by Transport Aérien Transrégional - TAT, with the event recorded near Machault Seine-et-Marne.

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

24 people were known to be on board, 24 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Nancy-Essey Airport, the crew started the descent to Paris-Orly Airport and was cleared to reduce his altitude to 6,000 feet. At that time, weather conditions were marginal with poor visibility due to fog. Suddenly, the aircraft pitched down and entered an uncontrolled descent with a rate of 16,000 feet per minute during the last 20 seconds. Out of control, the aircraft struck the metallic pylon of a high voltage powerline and eventually crashed at an excessive speed of 630 km/h in an open field located in Machault, about 46 km southeast of Paris-Orly Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 24 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GCPS, MSN 546, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4549°, 2.8307°.