Plane crashes in France

186 crashes in France since 1980, with 962 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 186
• Fatal crashes: 106
• Fatalities: 962
• First recorded: January 29, 1980
• Most recent: June 28, 2026

Deadliest

1. December 1, 1981: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Mt San Pietro, Corse-du-Sud, France (180 fatalities)
2. March 24, 2015: Airbus A320, Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (150 fatalities)
3. July 25, 2000: Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France (113 fatalities)
4. January 20, 1992: Airbus A320, Mt Sainte-Odile, Bas-Rhin, France (87 fatalities)
5. March 4, 1988: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Machault, Seine-et-Marne, France (24 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Piper (24)
• Beechcraft (21)
• Cessna (21)
• Pilatus (12)
• Dassault (10)
• Grumman (9)
• Airbus (7)
• Max Holste (7)
• Socata (7)
• Canadair (5)
• Transall (5)
• Learjet (4)

Aircraft

• Beechcraft 90 King Air (13)
• Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (9)
• Grumman S-2 Tracker (8)
• Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (8)
• Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard (7)
• Dassault Falcon 10 (6)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (6)
• Socata TBM-700 (6)
• Piper PA-31 Cheyenne (5)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (5)
• Transall C-160 (5)
• Airbus A320 (4)

Years

• 1980 (12)
• 1988 (11)
• 2000 (9)
• 1989 (8)
• 1994 (8)
• 1982 (7)
• 1993 (7)
• 1999 (7)
• 1984 (6)
• 2012 (6)
• 2013 (6)
• 1981 (5)

All crashes (page 1 of 2)

• June 28, 2026: Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, Tomblaine, 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 (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel), 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 (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel), 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)
• 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 (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel), 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, All France, 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)
• June 30, 1994: Airbus A330, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (7 fatalities)
• June 29, 1994: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (ex Satolas), Rhône, France (0 fatalities)