Air France flight AF296 - Aviation Accidents Database

✈️ The Air France 296 Tragedy — When a Flight Demonstration Turned Into Disaster June 26, 1988 — a beautiful day in Habsheim, France. Air France was showcasing the brand-new Airbus A320, a jet packed with cutting-edge technology and fly-by-wire systems that promised to make flying safer than ever. It was supposed to be a celebration of innovation — a low, slow flypast in front of an excited crowd. But just seconds later, the show turned into horror. The aircraft flew too low and too slow, and wh

#OTD in 1988, Air France Flight 296 (F-GFKC) Airbus A320-111 crashed into a forest while performing a low pass over Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, France after the crew flew too low and too slow. Killing 3 of 136. This was a major embarrassment for Airbus as it was the first passenger flight (airshow passengers) of the A320. | Air Disasters