Christian Rochette, the local mayor, told France Bleu the small plane had just taken off from the airport at Saint-Remy-de-Maurienne before it hit a tree and crashed.
Last week, a Qatar Airways aircraft had to make an emergency landing in Istanbul after one of its engines caught fire following a bird strike.
Footage showed flames trailing from the Airbus A330`s left engine as it came in to land.
Earlier this month, an Emirates plane burst into flames after crash landing at Dubai International Airport.
The blaze killed a firefighter.
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