Airbus A320 crash, Jun 26, 1988 (3 killed), Mulhouse-Habs...
Airbus A320 accident on June 26, 1988 near Mulhouse-Habsheim, Haut-Rhin, France with 3 fatalities. Cause: The official inquiry attributed the accident...
- Date: June 26, 1988
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Mulhouse-Habsheim, Haut-Rhin, France
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The official inquiry attributed the accident to pilot error, a conclusion the captain disputed.
Air France Flight 296Q, an Airbus A320 (F-GFKC) on a demonstration flight, made a low pass at the Habsheim air show near Mulhouse on 26 June 1988 and crashed into trees short of the runway. Of 136 people aboard, three died in a fire and about 50 were injured.