Date in year · 1992 · The 1990s

January 20, 1992

On January 20, 1992, air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board. The year's #1 song was "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. Deng Linlin, Jack Buchanan, Chaz Mostert would arrive in the same year.

Events

1

Births

0

Deaths

0

Year

1992

1990s

Around 1992

The year in brief

1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1992nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 992nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade.

Read the full year of 1992 →

What happened

On January 20, 1992

  1. 1992 Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

    1992 aviation accident in France

    Air Inter Flight 148 was a scheduled passenger flight from Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg Airport in France. On 20 January 1992, the Airbus A320 operating the flight crashed into the slopes of the Vosges Mountains in Eastern France, near Mont Sainte-Odile, while on a non-precision approach to Strasbourg Airport. A total of 87 of the 96 people on board were killed, while the remaining 9 were all injured.

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1992

The class of 1992

Others born in 1992

Deng Linlin 1992– Chinese gymnast
Jack Buchanan 1992– Australian rugby league player
Chaz Mostert 1992– Australian racing driver
Daisy Ridley 1992– English actress
Sinem Dybvad Demir 1992– Danish politician
Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer

Step through

Nearby

Keep going

More to explore