French Air and Space Force SR20 Crash

A Cirrus SR20 G3 training aircraft operated by Airbus Flight Academy Europe on behalf of the French Air and Space Force crashed on the morning of April 10, 2026, during a low-altitude training flight in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France. The aircraft went down at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time in an uninhabited mountainous area near Montagne de Lure. Both crew members — an instructor and a student pilot from the Salon-de-Provence air base — survived the crash with injuries and were evacuated by helicopter. An investigation by the BEA has been opened to determine the cause.