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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 2020 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Aerotek Pitts S-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-GIIZ |
| MSN: | 2112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carcassonne-Salvaza Airport (CCF/LFMK) -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carcassonne-Salvaza Airport (CCF/LFMK) |
| Carcassonne-Salvaza Airport (CCF/LFMK) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot planned to perform aerobatic maneuvers overhead Carcassonne aerodrome in his plane, as he had frequently done before. During these maneuvers, he was in the habit of climbing nearly vertically after a level flight acceleration. On the day of the accident, the pilot performed this maneuver up to a height of 600 ft with a speed approaching zero. He then lost control of the plane which collided with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/aude/carcassonne/carcassonne-pilote-air-france-se-tue-crash-son-avion-voltige-1835598.html
https://www.lindependant.fr/2020/05/30/carcassonne-un-avion-en-feu-apres-setre-ecrase-pres-des-pistes-de-laeroport,8910093.php
https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/event/collision-avec-le-sol-peu-apres-le-decollage-incendie-1/
Media:
??Carcassonne : un pilote d'Air France se tue dans le crash de son Aerotek Pitts S-2A.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) May 31, 2020
ASN: https://t.co/B57xCdjU77
Presse: https://t.co/B68vPvARxB pic.twitter.com/cSGf1fmzsB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 18:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2020 18:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2020 18:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2020 19:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2020 10:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2020 12:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2020 01:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2020 07:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2025 14:30 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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