Airbus A320 crash, Jan 20, 1992 (87 killed), Mt Sainte-Odile
Airbus A320 accident on January 20, 1992 near Mt Sainte-Odile, Bas-Rhin, France with 87 fatalities. Cause: The crew did not notice an abnormally high...
- Date: January 20, 1992
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Mt Sainte-Odile, Bas-Rhin, France
- Fatalities: 87
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not notice an abnormally high descent rate during the approach. The commission cited lapses in crew monitoring, a late approach strategy change under ambiguous ATC communication, the absence of GPWS, and possible vertical mode or FCU target selection errors.
An Air Inter Airbus A320 flying the night service from Lyon to Strasbourg crashed on a mountain slope near Mont Sainte-Odile while on a VOR-DME approach. A late change of approach strategy left the crew rushed, and the descent started at an abnormally high rate that the crew did not notice. Of 96 people aboard, 87 were killed and 9 survived.