Airbus A320 crash, Mar 24, 2015 (150 killed), Prads-Haute...
Airbus A320 accident on March 24, 2015 near Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France with 150 fatalities. Cause: BEA: The collision with the...
- Date: March 24, 2015
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
- Fatalities: 150
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: BEA: The collision with the ground resulted from the deliberate and planned action of the co pilot, who was suffering from a mental disorder with psychotic symptoms. The pilot medical certification process did not prevent him from flying, and the reinforced cockpit door prevented entry before impact.
Germanwings Flight 4U9525, an Airbus A320 on a scheduled flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, lost altitude in a steady descent after reaching cruising level and hit a mountain slope near Prads Haute Bleone in the French Alps at about 1041 local time. All 144 passengers and 6 crew were killed. The BEA final report, published in March 2016, concluded that the co pilot deliberately crashed the aircraft while alone in the cockpit.