Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Mar 4, 1988 (24 killed), M...
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on March 4, 1988 near Machault, Seine-et-Marne, France with 24 fatalities. Cause: An electrical system failure in...
- Date: March 4, 1988
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Machault, Seine-et-Marne, France
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An electrical system failure in instrument conditions most likely caused loss of attitude reference and autopilot disconnect in a nose down attitude, but the exact cause was not determined.
A TAT Fairchild FH 227 on a scheduled Nancy to Orly service suffered an electrical system failure in instrument conditions, pitched nose down, struck a high voltage power line pylon and crashed in a field at Machault, Seine et Marne. All aboard were killed.