Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette crash, Jul 31, 1990, Saint-Yan
Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette accident on July 31, 1990 near Saint-Yan, Saône-et-Loire, France with no fatalities.
- Date: July 31, 1990
- Aircraft: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
- Location: Saint-Yan, Saône-et-Loire, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Corvette SN.601 (F-BTTU) of the French training service SFACT was on a local training flight at Saint-Yan on 31 July 1990. After touch and go landings and a simulated left engine failure, the flaps were retracted from 30 to zero before takeoff. The aircraft could not rotate, overran the runway and hit the ILS antenna. Both pilots had minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.