ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32530
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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 1992 |
| Time: | c. 20:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna F172M Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro-club d'Ajaccio |
| Registration: | F-BXIR |
| MSN: | F172-1339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km S of Calvi, Haute-Corse 2B -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport |
| Ajaccio-Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Cessna F172M Skyhawk was caught in a downdraught and crashed in mountainous terrain near the Col de Marsolino and caught fire. All four on board were killed.
The aircraft was chartered by French politician Yvon Briant, who was campaigning for the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.
Sources:
https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1992/08/15/president-du-centre-national-des-independants-yvon-briant-se-tue-dans-un-accident-d-avion-de-l-armee-a-la-politique_3898433_1819218.html
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvon_Briant
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2012 13:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2016 19:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2016 19:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2016 19:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2022 07:02 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2022 07:02 | harro | Updated [Time] |
| 29-Aug-2022 11:27 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
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