ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197210
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 2017 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Cenac-et-Saint-Julien, Périgord noir -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot (72) deployed the aircraft emergency parachute under unknown circumstances and landed in a tree.
Fire brigades had to secure places and help the pilot stuck in the aicraft at the top of trees, about ten meters away from the ground. A man of the "Groupe de reconnaissance et d’intervention en milieux périlleux (Grimp)" was raised, with a ladder, up to the device. He broke the windscreen of the plane to clear the victim, conscious and healthy.
Pilot was slightly injured.
Sources:
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/dordogne-un-ulm-chute-dans-un-arbre-cenac-et-saint-julien-1502097315
https://www.sudouest.fr/2017/08/07/dordogne-un-ulm-accroche-dans-les-arbres-les-secours-sur-place-3676746-2147.php
Media:
En images : le sauvetage du pilote d’ULM accroché dans les arbres à Cénac https://t.co/82XsSrjWzd #Dordogne pic.twitter.com/Q4hN1mwn4O
— SO_Dordogne (@SO_Dordogne) 7 août 2017
An ultralight crashes in trees, France.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 7 août 2017
Dordogne : un ULM accroché dans les arbres, le pilote est sain et sauf https://t.co/4wmIx0w2AO pic.twitter.com/Xc1iCTSctl
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2017 10:23 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 07-Aug-2017 10:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2017 18:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Aug-2017 15:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code] |
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