Cannes – Barcelonnette

On March 15, 2014 at 09:45 AM, Cannes – Barcelonnette experienced a crash involving Cessna 303 Crusader, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

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.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Cannes-Mandelieu Airport, the pilot initiated the approach to Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons Airport Runway 27. Following an unstabilized approach, the aircraft landed hard, causing the left main gear to collapse. The aircraft veered off runway to the left, lost its right main gear and came to rest. There was no fire. All five occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N303W, MSN 303-00227, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.3872°, 6.6081°.