2015-03-24 · Prads-Haute-Bleone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Germanwings Flight 9525
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.
Risk rails
Values versus the incident class median
These rails are editorial risk dimensions, not final accident-cause percentages. Pending rows stay visibly blank.
Weather
4/100
Human factors
97/100
Mechanical
2/100
Terrain
69/100
Ops control
86/100
Safety lesson
This page should separate verified investigation findings from sensational retellings, focusing on aeromedical reporting, cockpit access, monitoring, and airline safety governance.
Insurance signal
Useful for aviation liability, carrier governance, reinsurance accumulation modeling, and post-incident policy change tracking.
Median context
Aircraft class
Commercial jet
Commercial airline loss with strong regulatory and aeromedical downstream implications.
Investigation state
Final
BEA final report supports a stable source-backed educational page.
Policy gravity
High
The crash influenced cockpit access and medical reporting discussions across regulators and airlines.
Sources and agent surfaces