Boeing 737-400F crash in Montpellier, France: What we know

A Boeing 737-436F belonging to cargo specialist West Atlantic exceeded the runway limit at Montpellier airport and ended up semi-submerged in the Étang de l’Or lake, located on the outskirts of the terminal, near the Mediterranean Sea.

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The French investigation authority, the BEA, opened an investigation into the accident.

❌✈️ Cette nuit un avion de fret en phase d’atterrissage à l’aéroport de #Montpellier est sorti de la piste.
Pas de blessé.
⚠️ L’aéroport de Montpellier @MPLaeroport est fermé pour une durée indéterminée aux vols commerciaux et aux vols de fret.
ℹ️ Communiqué de presse ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/jej7aVd2Wl

— Préfet de l’Hérault ???????? (@Prefet34) September 24, 2022

The aircraft registration EC-NLS performing flight SWN-5745 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Montpellier with 3 crew members, landed on Montpellier runway 12L at 02:36L (00:36Z) but overshot the end of the runway and came to rest with the nose gear already submerged in the water, about 200 meters/650 feet past the end of the runway. There were no injuries.

Flights to Montpellier are suspended while the recovery operation is carried out.

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