Incidents and Accidents
1961 September 2 - Pilatus destroyed during a training flight.
1970 - January 15, Beech 99 F-BRUF lands short of the runway at Chambéry- Aix-les-Bains Airport. All passengers and crew were safe, and sound but the aircraft was destroyed. Following this accident, the Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains airport (Chambéry Airport) will be equipped with an ILS (Instrument Landing System) to allow the security and reliability of the flights. This had been requested by Air Alpes previously for a long time.
1970 - A DHC-6 Twin Otter is damaged during a training flight at the Courchevel Altiport
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