Montluçon - Paris

On November 18, 1988 at 06:31 AM, Montluçon - Paris experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA226 Metro II, operated by Air Littoral, with the event recorded near Montluçon-Guéret Allier.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following a night takeoff at Montluçon-Guéret Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft nosed down and struck the ground 600 meters past the runway end. It slid for few dozen meters, collided with bushes and eventually came to rest, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. It appears that the Stall Avoidance System (SAS) had activated, resulting in the stick pusher activation at a critical altitude. The Metro's SAS system, as well as the SAS system on this particular aircraft, had a history of problems. These problems resulted in several NTSB Safety Recommendations (A-84-66, A-88-154). The copilot was at controls at the time of the accident. Crew: Gérard Van Der Veecken, pilot, Christian Rémondon, copilot. Passengers: Robert Aupetit, Patrick Desdoit.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GCPG, MSN TC-334E, year of manufacture 1980.