Plane crashes in France

943 crashes in France since 1785, with 5,176 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 943
Fatal crashes: 589
Fatalities: 5,176
First recorded: June 15, 1785
Most recent: October 20, 2026

Deadliest

March 3, 1974: Douglas DC-10, Ermenonville Oise, France (346 fatalities)
December 1, 1981: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Mt San Pietro, Corse-du-Sud, France (180 fatalities)
December 1, 1981: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Mt San Pietro, Corse-du-Sud, France (180 fatalities)
March 24, 2015: Airbus A320, Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (150 fatalities)
June 3, 1962: Boeing 707, Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France (130 fatalities)

Manufacturers

Douglas (99)
Piper (37)
Beechcraft (34)
Vickers (32)
De Havilland (30)
Avro (29)
Cessna (29)
Dassault (28)
Max Holste (27)
Farman (26)
Caudron (25)
Lockheed (23)

Aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (62)
Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard (27)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (19)
Dassault M.D.315 Flamant (16)
North American B-25 Mitchell (16)
Beechcraft 90 King Air (14)
Avro 683 Lancaster (13)
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris (13)
Breguet 14 (12)
Martin B-26 Marauder (12)
Caudron C.440 Goéland (11)
Grumman S-2 Tracker (11)

Years

1944 (72)
1945 (37)
1940 (29)
1948 (24)
1980 (24)
1946 (22)
1988 (22)
1943 (20)
1939 (18)
1929 (17)
1938 (17)
1989 (16)

All crashes (page 1 of 10)

October 20, 2026: Mirage 2000D (EC 2/3 Champagne), Near Rogéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (1 fatality)
June 28, 2026: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Nancy-Essey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (11 fatalities)
June 19, 2026: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique, France (2 fatalities)
December 2, 2024: Cessna 340, Pernand-Vergelesses, Côte-d'Or, France (0 fatalities)
October 27, 2024: Cessna 340, Orléans-Loiret, Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
February 17, 2024: Pilatus PC-12, Courchevel, Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
October 15, 2023: Cessna 208A Caravan, Pic de Crigne, Hautes-Alpes, France (1 fatality)
September 14, 2021: Beechcraft D18, Bastia-Poretta, Haute-Corse, France (0 fatalities)
August 6, 2021: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Courchevel, Savoie, France (1 fatality)
February 8, 2021: Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100, Paris-Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
December 4, 2020: Cessna 303 Crusader, Annecy-Meythet, Haute-Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
October 5, 2020: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Vannes, Morbihan, France (0 fatalities)
August 10, 2020: Cessna 340, Orléans-Loiret, Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
August 2, 2019: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Générac, Gard, France (1 fatality)
August 21, 2018: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France (0 fatalities)
June 6, 2018: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Saint-Tropez-La Môle, Var, France (0 fatalities)
March 15, 2018: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Grenoble, Isère, France (0 fatalities)
August 31, 2015: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (0 fatalities)
March 24, 2015: Airbus A320, Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (150 fatalities)
August 6, 2014: Socata TBM-700, Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux, Seine-et-Marne, France (2 fatalities)
March 15, 2014: Cessna 303 Crusader, Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (0 fatalities)
January 28, 2014: Saab 2000, Paris-Roissy-CDG, Val-d'Oise, France (0 fatalities)
November 19, 2013: Socata TBM-700, Mouffy, Yonne, France (6 fatalities)
October 25, 2013: Fokker F27 Friendship, Paris-Roissy-CDG, Val-d'Oise, France (0 fatalities)
September 24, 2013: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Lyon-Bron, Rhône, France (4 fatalities)
August 8, 2013: Socata TBM-850, Clermont-Ferrand-Auvergne (Aulnat), Puy-de-Dôme, France (3 fatalities)
March 29, 2013: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Sainte-Radegonde, Gironde, France (0 fatalities)
March 4, 2013: Raytheon 390 Premier I, Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France (2 fatalities)
November 9, 2012: Casa C-295M, Saint-Germain-du-Teil, Lozère, France (6 fatalities)
August 24, 2012: Pilatus PC-12, Solemont, Doubs, France (4 fatalities)
August 18, 2012: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Granville, Manche, France (0 fatalities)
July 13, 2012: Gulfstream GIV, Le Castellet, Var, France (3 fatalities)
May 25, 2012: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Lézignan-Corbières, Aude, France (0 fatalities)
May 5, 2012: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Grand Case, Saint-Martin, France (4 fatalities)
February 10, 2012: Socata TBM-700, Cuers, Var, France (0 fatalities)
November 9, 2011: Socata TBM-700, Lyon-Bron, Rhône, France (1 fatality)
October 28, 2011: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (4 fatalities)
May 31, 2011: North American B-25 Mitchell, Melun-Villaroche, Seine-et-Marne, France (0 fatalities)
November 19, 2010: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Paris-Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
November 4, 2010: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (2 fatalities)
November 27, 2008: Airbus A320, Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (7 fatalities)
June 15, 2008: Antonov AN-2, Betz, Oise, France (0 fatalities)
June 1, 2008: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Berdoues, Gers, France (0 fatalities)
November 15, 2007: Airbus A340-600, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (0 fatalities)
January 25, 2007: Fokker 100, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (1 fatality)
October 19, 2006: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Besançon, Doubs, France (4 fatalities)
May 26, 2006: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Abbeville, Somme, France (0 fatalities)
August 20, 2005: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Valgorge, Ardèche, France (2 fatalities)
August 1, 2005: Canadair CL-415, Calvi, Haute-Corse, France (2 fatalities)
July 19, 2005: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Taradeau, Var, France (0 fatalities)
January 31, 2005: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Courchevel, Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
December 24, 2004: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Montpellier-Méditerranée, Hérault, France (3 fatalities)
October 9, 2004: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Corcelles-les-Monts, Côte-d'Or, France (4 fatalities)
March 8, 2004: Canadair CL-415, Les Salles-sur-Verdon, Var, France (2 fatalities)
January 2, 2004: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, France (3 fatalities)
December 17, 2003: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), Pic du Pioulou, Ariège, France (7 fatalities)
June 22, 2003: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Brest-Bretagne (Guipavas), Finistère, France (1 fatality)
September 6, 2002: Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun, Roanne, Loire, France (1 fatality)
May 13, 2002: Socata TBM-700, Moulins, Allier, France (0 fatalities)
February 19, 2002: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Libourne-Les Artigues-de-Lussac, Gironde, France (3 fatalities)
November 24, 2001: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Moulins, Allier, France (4 fatalities)
August 30, 2001: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Carcassonne, Aude, France (0 fatalities)
July 6, 2001: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (ex Satolas), Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
June 26, 2001: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
March 22, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Orléans-Loiret, Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
November 13, 2000: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Reims-Prunay, Marne, France (2 fatalities)
November 5, 2000: Boeing 747-200, Paris-Roissy-CDG, Val-d'Oise, France (0 fatalities)
October 16, 2000: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (0 fatalities)
September 9, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Montpellier-Candillargues, Hérault, France (1 fatality)
September 6, 2000: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Burzet, Ardèche, France (2 fatalities)
July 25, 2000: Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France (113 fatalities)
June 3, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Thury-en-Valois, Oise, France (6 fatalities)
May 25, 2000: Short 330, Paris-Roissy-CDG, Val-d'Oise, France (1 fatality)
May 2, 2000: Learjet 35, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (ex Satolas), Rhône, France (2 fatalities)
December 1, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1999: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Caen-Carpiquet, Calvados, France (0 fatalities)
September 5, 1999: Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, Issoire-Le Broc, Puy-de-Dôme, France (2 fatalities)
September 4, 1999: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Maine-et-Loire, France (1 fatality)
June 22, 1999: Casa 212 Aviocar, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France (2 fatalities)
April 22, 1999: Let L-410, Clécy, Calvados, France (0 fatalities)
March 4, 1999: Boeing 737-200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1998: Beechcraft 1900D, Quiberon, Morbihan, France (14 fatalities)
May 1, 1998: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Mt des Avaloirs, Mayenne, France (2 fatalities)
February 6, 1998: Gulfstream GIII, Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
December 4, 1997: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Droue-sur-Drouette, Eure-et-Loir, France (1 fatality)
November 17, 1997: Canadair CL-415, La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (1 fatality)
November 1, 1997: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Laon-Chambry, Aisne, France (9 fatalities)
October 10, 1997: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Berdoues, Gers, France (0 fatalities)
August 28, 1997: Beechcraft 90 King Air, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse, France (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1996: Transall C-160, Chevilly, Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
November 7, 1996: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Donzeil, Creuse, France (8 fatalities)
August 25, 1996: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Corsica, France (1 fatality)
October 11, 1995: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Uzech, Lot, France (4 fatalities)
April 6, 1995: Transall C-160, Occhiatana, Haute-Corse, France (0 fatalities)
January 20, 1995: Dassault Falcon 20, Paris-Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France (10 fatalities)
December 26, 1994: Airbus A300, Marseille-Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (7 fatalities)
November 21, 1994: Dassault Falcon 10, Paris-Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1994: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France (7 fatalities)
October 10, 1994: Partenavia P.68, Serres, Hautes-Alpes, France (2 fatalities)
July 17, 1994: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France (5 fatalities)