ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240739
Last updated: 3 October 2020
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| Date: | 31-AUG-2020 |
| Time: | C. 19:15 LT |
| Type: | Magni M-24 Orion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 49AB |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Saumur-Saint-Florent airfield (XSU/LFOD), Maine-et-Loire -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saumur-St-Florent Airfield (LFOD) |
The Gyroplane crashed during takeoff for unknown reasons. The aircraft caught fire.
The pilot in his fifties died.
Sources:
https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/saumur-accident-d-ulm-le-pilote-est-decede-6954513
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Type of aircraft: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Salon_du_Bourget_20090619_014.jpg/2560px-Salon_du_Bourget_20090619_014.jpg (Photo)
⚠️ Accident mortel de l’#ulm #autogire Magni M24 identifié 49AB survenu en fin de journée lors du décollage de l’aérodrome de #saumur / 3 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero se rendent sur place demain matin / @BEA_Aero ouvre une enquête de sécurité.
— BEA ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) August 31, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2020 21:46 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2020 21:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2020 21:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Sep-2020 19:55 | harro | Updated [Plane category] |
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