{"schema":"track-plane-crash.incidents.v1","generatedAt":"2026-08-20T03:52:39.145Z","sourcePolicy":"Rows expose source URLs and verification status. Recent events do not include final-cause language.","data":{"slug":"germanwings-flight-9525-2015","title":"Germanwings Flight 9525","date":"2015-03-24","location":"Prads-Haute-Bleone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence","country":"France","aircraft":"Airbus A320-211","operator":"Germanwings","fatalities":150,"survivors":0,"category":"commercial","fameTags":["commercial-airliner","europe","mental-health","airbus-a320"],"safetyThemes":["intentional act","aeromedical oversight","cockpit access","descent profile"],"riskVector":{"weather":4,"humanFactors":97,"mechanical":2,"terrain":69,"operationalControl":86},"medianContext":[{"label":"Aircraft class","value":"Commercial jet","explanation":"Commercial airline loss with strong regulatory and aeromedical downstream implications."},{"label":"Investigation state","value":"Final","explanation":"BEA final report supports a stable source-backed educational page."},{"label":"Policy gravity","value":"High","explanation":"The crash influenced cockpit access and medical reporting discussions across regulators and airlines."}],"summary":"Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320 traveling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, crashed in the French Alps after a controlled descent. All 150 people aboard died.","safetyReadout":"This page should separate verified investigation findings from sensational retellings, focusing on aeromedical reporting, cockpit access, monitoring, and airline safety governance.","insuranceSignal":"Useful for aviation liability, carrier governance, reinsurance accumulation modeling, and post-incident policy change tracking.","verificationStatus":"official-final","sources":[{"name":"BEA final report","url":"https://bea.aero/uploads/tx_elyextendttnews/BEA2015-0125.en-LR_06.pdf","type":"official","note":"Official English final report PDF from the French investigation authority."},{"name":"Aviation Safety Network","url":"https://aviation-safety.net/database/","type":"database","note":"Database context for commercial aviation accident indexing."}]}}