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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2025 |
| Time: | 12:18 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-HBNJ |
| MSN: | 4908 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | c. 115 km NW of Ajaccio -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO) |
| Ajaccio-Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA/LFKJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air France flight AF4236, an Airbus A320-214, encountered turbulence while descending through FL200 towards the destination Ajaccio.
Two passengers and three crew members were injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/cinq-blesses-apres-de-fortes-turbulences-sur-un-vol-paris-ajaccio-20250820
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR4236/history/20250820/1050Z/LFPO/LFKJ
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 2018 | F-HBNJ | Air France | 0 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) |  |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2025 07:53 | ASN | Added |
| 29-Aug-2025 14:52 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Source, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 29-Aug-2025 14:55 | ASN | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2025 16:12 | ASN | Updated [Registration, ] |
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