Air Inter Flight 148

Air Inter Flight 148
The wreckage of Flight 148
Accident
Date20 January 1992 (1992-01-20)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to ATC error and pilot error; poor training and safety standards
SiteMont Sainte-Odile, west of Barr, 10.5nm S/W of Strasbourg Airport, Strasbourg, France
48°25′31″N 007°24′18″E / 48.42528°N 7.40500°E / 48.42528; 7.40500
Aircraft

F-GGED, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in January 1991
Aircraft typeAirbus A320-111
OperatorAir Inter
IATA flight No.IT5148
ICAO flight No.ITF148DA
Call signAIR INTER 148 DELTA ALPHA
RegistrationF-GGED
Flight originLyon Satolas Airport, Lyon, France
DestinationStrasbourg Airport, Strasbourg, France
Occupants96
Passengers90
Crew6
Fatalities87
Injuries9
Survivors9

Air Inter Flight 148 was a scheduled passenger flight from Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (formerly known as Lyon Satolas Airport) to Strasbourg Airport in France. On 20 January 1992, the Airbus A320 operating the flight crashed into the slopes of the Vosges Mountains in Eastern France, near Mont Sainte-Odile, while on a non-precision approach at Strasbourg Airport. A total of 87 of the 96 people on board were killed, while the remaining 9 were all injured.