Toulouse - Nantes

On October 16, 2000 at 07:00 AM, Toulouse - Nantes experienced a crash involving Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette, operated by Aérospatiale Industries - SNIAS, with the event recorded near Toulouse-Blagnac Haute-Garonne.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll on runway 33 at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, at a speed of 50 knots, it is believed that the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded on runway, lost its nose gear and came to rest. All eight occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BUQN, MSN 03, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6367°, 1.3661°.