Toussus-le-Noble - Clermont-Ferrand - Biarritz

On August 8, 2013 at 09:40 AM, Toussus-le-Noble - Clermont-Ferrand - Biarritz experienced a crash involving Socata TBM-850, operated by Aircraft Guaranty Corporation Trustee, with the event recorded near Clermont-Ferrand-Auvergne (Aulnat) Puy-de-Dôme.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On an ILS Z approach to Clermont-Ferrand-Auvergne Airport Runway 26 in IMC conditions, the pilot was instructed by ATC to climb to 6,000 feet to TIS VOR via a right turn because he failed to follow the published missed approach procedures. The single engine aircraft departed the approach path and control was lost after it completed several turns on climb and descent. It entered a high nose-down attitude and struck the ground at high speed about 6 km short of runway. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all three occupants aged respectively 70, 73 and 76 years old were killed. They were completing an intermediate stop at Clermont-Ferrand Airport to pick up two additional passengers before continuing to Biarritz.

Aircraft reference details include registration N850GC, MSN 645, year of manufacture 2013.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7972°, 3.1699°.