| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 20, 1992 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Location: | Mt. Saint-Odile, near Strasbourg, France |
| Operator: | Air Inter |
| Flight #: | 148 |
| Route: | Lyon - Strasbourg |
| AC Type: | Airbus A320-111 |
| Registration: | F-GGED |
| cn / ln: | 015 |
| Aboard: | 96 (passengers:90 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 87 (passengers:82 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft hit a mountain while on approach to Strasbourg. Design deficiencies with the mode selector switch. An incorrectly set flight control system resulted in an excessive rate of descent that went undetected. The crew inadvertently selected 3,300 fpm descent rate on approach instead of 3.3 degree flight path angle. |
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