Accident Dassault Mirage 2000N 309/4-AO,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94983
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Tuesday 1 March 2011
Time:21:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIR2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 2000N
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 309/4-AO
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq, Creuse -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Luxeuil (LFSX)/EC2/4
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Departed Base Aérienne 116 de Luxeuil-les-Bains (Haute-Saône).
Crashed during a night training flight in the Creuse region of central France near the village of Saint-Oradoux-pres-Crocq, in the town of Puidbarraud.
Capt. Xavier Cazalbou (30) and Lt. Nicolas Jean Cécil Bruno Papadacci-Stephanopoli (30) killed. No ejection.

Sources:

http://www.20minutes.fr/article/679484/societe-un-mirage-2000-francais-ecrase-creuse-fragments-humains-retrouves
http://web.archive.org/web/20170504131237/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2011.htm#0401
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actus-air/disparition-d-un-mirage-2000n-en-mission-d-entrainement

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Mar-2011 13:40 Lercherlschas Added
02-Mar-2011 13:59 Black Typhoon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source]
13-Mar-2011 05:41 Anon. Updated [Registration, Cn]
23-Mar-2011 12:12 Anon. Updated [Registration]
13-Jul-2011 01:46 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Aug-2011 09:20 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Feb-2013 00:43 ppapadacci Updated [Narrative]
23-Dec-2019 17:07 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
25-Sep-2020 12:05 TB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org