Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) crash, Dec 17, 2003 (7 killed)
Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) accident on December 17, 2003 near Pic du Pioulou, Ariège, France with 7 fatalities. Cause: Crew decision to fly an...
- Date: December 17, 2003
- Aircraft: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN)
- Location: Pic du Pioulou, Ariège, France
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew decision to fly an unplanned mountain route, with overconfidence, poor cockpit decision-making and an incorrect assessment of the terrain and aircraft performance.
A French Air Force CN-235 on a paratrooper training flight made an unplanned low-level flight over the Pyrenees. Its climb toward the Pic du Pioulou exceeded what the aircraft could achieve, so it stalled on the mountain slope and crashed, killing all seven people on board.