Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Apr 10, 1989 (22 killed)
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on April 10, 1989 near Léoncel, Drôme, France with 22 fatalities. Cause: The crew navigated with the Lyon Satolas VOR...
- Date: April 10, 1989
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Léoncel, Drôme, France
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew navigated with the Lyon Satolas VOR instead of the Vienne VOR and had an inadequate mental picture of the aircraft's path, with weak task sharing and cross checking between the pilots as contributing factors.
Uni Air International Flight 602, a Fairchild FH-227B flying from Paris Orly to Valence, struck a cliff near Col de Tourniol close to Leoncel in the Drome on 10 April 1989. All 22 people on board were killed.