Air Littoral Flight 1919

An Embraer EMB 120 of Air France similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
Date	21 December 1987 (1987-12-21)
Summary	Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Site	Near Eysines, 5km northeast of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, France
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Embraer EMB 120
Operator	Air Littoral, operating for Air France
Registration	F-GEGH
Flight origin	Brussels Airport, Belgium
Destination	Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, France
Occupants	16
Passengers	13
Crew	3
Fatalities	16
Survivors	0

The Air Littoral Flight 1919 crash was an aviation disaster that occurred on 21 December 1987 when an Embraer 120 Brasilia, operated by Air Littoral for Air France,^[1] performing a regional flight between Brussels, Belgium, and Bordeaux, France, crashed into a forest in the commune of Eysines, in the department of Gironde, during approach to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, resulting in the deaths of all 13 passengers and 3 crew members on board. Among the victims was Philippe Deschamps, the older brother of Didier Deschamps.^[2][3]

The accident was the direct consequence of poor trajectory management by the two pilots, who did not monitor their altitude during the approach phase in foggy weather, nor the ILS guidance towards the airport runway, descending below the minimum safe altitude until impact with the trees.^{[citation needed]}

Investigators also noted, as a contributing factor to this accident, poor task coordination between the two pilots, neither of whom performed essential duties such as monitoring and reporting deviations from the ILS beam or altitude.^[1]

The aircraft involved was a Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia, registered as F-GEGH and serial number 120033. It was manufactured by Embraer in 1986 and was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 engines.^[4]

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
• https://reports.aviation-safety.net/1987/19871221-0_E120_F-GEGH.pdf