Overview
- A French Air and Space Force Cirrus SR-20 went down near Montagne de Lure in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence during a low-altitude training flight.
- The instructor and a student pilot from the Salon-de-Provence air base were injured, remained conscious, and were taken to nearby hospitals.
- Officials said the aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area, which reduced risk to people on the ground.
- The state aviation safety bureau BEA-E opened an accident inquiry, with a separate probe led by the Air and Space gendarmerie.
- The Cirrus SR-20 is a light, single-engine trainer used for initial pilot instruction, and the French force operates about 25 of them.