(CNN) -- An Air France flight operated by Brit Air -- a French regional airline -- has crashed, killing the pilot and injuring a passenger.
Flight AF 5672, flying from Nantes to Brest, was carrying 21 passengers and 3 crew when it went down about 800 meters (875 yards) short of the runway at Brest-Guipavas airport late Sunday, Brit Air spokeswoman Anne LeBour said.
LeBour provided no explanation for the crash, but said the flight data recorder had been recovered from the Canadair CRJ-100 aircraft.
An investigation into the crash has begun.
