Cessna 208A Caravan crash, Oct 15, 2023 (1 killed), Pic d...
Cessna 208A Caravan accident on October 15, 2023 near Pic de Crigne, Hautes-Alpes, France with 1 fatality. Cause: BEA: the trajectory, speed and the...
- Date: October 15, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 208A Caravan
- Location: Pic de Crigne, Hautes-Alpes, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: BEA: the trajectory, speed and the pilot's voice in the last radio exchange suggest a deliberate maneuver by the pilot. The pilot had been on sick leave after a suicide attempt in October 2022 and had recently separated from his wife.
A Cessna Caravan used for skydiving was returning to Gap after all 15 jumpers had left when the pilot turned toward high terrain and hit the mountainside near Pic de Crigne. The pilot died. The BEA found the trajectory consistent with a deliberate act by the pilot.