ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195424
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 2017 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Midair SARL |
| Registration: | F-GIEN |
| MSN: | 2088R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Etang de l'Or, Marsillargues, Hérault 34 -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Montpellier-Candillargues Airfield (LFNG) |
| Montpellier-Candillargues Airfield (LFNG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A plane used for spraying insects, crashed into a lake after a technical failure of the engine. The pilot was not injured. He was recued by a fisherman.
The engine failure in flight resulted from a leak in one of the carburettor floats causing a position of the carburettor that was consistent with an engine choking.
The control of engine parameters performed during the run-up before the flight did not detect the latent failure induced by the fault.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.20minutes.fr/montpellier/societe/2068779-20170516-montpellier-avion-crashe-etang
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/montpellier-petit-avion-se-crashe-etang-1254469.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/548753
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2017 17:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-May-2017 19:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Photo, ] |
| 16-May-2017 22:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2018 14:32 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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