Dinard – Marseille

On August 28, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Dinard – Marseille experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Private French, with the event recorded near L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Vaucluse.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising over the Rhône Valley on a flight from Dinard to Marseille, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BNMC, MSN LJ-149, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.9162°, 5.0523°.