On March 4, 2013, a Global Jet Luxembourg Raytheon 390 Premier 1A en route from Annemasse Airport France to Geneve-Cointrin airport Switzerland had just taken off when it glanced off the roof of a residence and impacted a field in the municipality of Cranves-Sales right after takeoff.
One unidentified passenger died. The pilot died in the crash. His fifteen year old daughter.
Air France flight AF-1727 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lille, France, on June 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Venice, Italy, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to radio problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A single engine plane en route from Calvi to Terni Italy crashed in the mountains of Cime de Muzzicone fifteen minutes after take-off.
The three people aboard died on impact.
Their bodies were found after a search in the area of Cime Muzella, where the single-engine aircraft disappeared from radar screens on Jule 12.
The wreckage was found around 4000 ft, in the mountains after a search that was hampered by the same bad weather conditions that may have been responsible for the crash. The names of the fatalities have not been released.
The BEA has released the following document:
Safety Investigation into the accident on 1 June 2009 to the Airbus A330-203, flight AF447 which we have available in English as a PDF
This Interim report comes about after the readout of the flight recorders and breaks down the flight into three phases related to the CVR, autopilot and stall warning.
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What: Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777-200 from Hanoi to Paris
Where: Russia
When: Oct 20th 2010
Who: 30 injured
Why: During the flight, while over Russia, the plane encountered “severe” turbulence which injured thirty passengers. A total of 33 injuries were reported. Eighteen passengers and 3 crew were given first aid on the plane. After making a safe landing in Paris, only 6 passengers and 3 crew were hospitalized.
A small plane crashed in the French Alps near Chambery, France, on November 25th.
The plane took off from Dortmund, Germany, and was heading to Albertville, France, when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
Air France flight AF-166 made an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on December 12th.
The plane took off for Bangkok, Thailand, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
