ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240036
Last updated: 1 November 2020
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| Date: | 15-AUG-2020 |
| Time: | c. 08:45 LT |
| Type: | Aviakit Vega 912 T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 84FK |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Saint-Martin-de-Londres Airfield (LFNL), Hérault -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint-Drézéry |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres Airfield (LFNL) |
The ultralight plane crashed upon landing at Saint-Martin-de-Londres airfield under unknown circumstances and was destroyed by fire.
Both occupants, a certified instructor (60) and his wife (55) died in the crash.
They had left Saint-Drézéry at 8:30 a.m.
BEA:
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger, took off from the Saint-Drézéry ultralight base for an ultralight rally in Villefranche-de-Panat.
According to a witness at the Saint-Martin-de-Londres aerodrome, the ultralight touched a tree with its right wingtip. The pilot lost control of the ultralight, which collided with the ground and caught fire.
Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/herault-deux-morts-apres-grave-accident-ulm-saint-martin-londres-1863118.html
https://www.midilibre.fr/2020/08/15/deux-morts-dans-un-accident-dulm-au-pied-du-pic-saint-loup-9021125.php
https://theworldnews.net/fr-news/deux-morts-dans-un-crash-d-ulm-au-pic-saint-loup-et-si-la-formation-etait-en-cause
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https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/event/collision-avec-la-vegetation-perte-de-controle-collision-avec-le-sol-1/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 10:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2020 10:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 19:21 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 23:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Aug-2020 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2020 06:35 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 20-Aug-2020 22:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2020 21:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
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