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Crash of a Beechcraft E90 King Air in Saint-Barthélémy: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1986 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-GBRD
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Paris-Le Bourget – Barcelonnette
MSN:
LW-91
YOM:
1974
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot initiated the descent to Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons Airport when the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Saint-Barthélémy, some 11 km southeast of Barcelonnette Airport. All six occupants were killed.