Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Jun 22, 1999 (2 killed), Agen

Casa 212 Aviocar accident on June 22, 1999 near Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined.

A CASA C-212 skydiving aircraft reported engine problems on its fifth sortie of the day but climbed to 15,000 feet so that 16 skydivers could jump. On the return to the airport it nosed down on short final and struck a hill 500 metres short of runway 11. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

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