ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241274
Last updated: 30 September 2020
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| Date: | 12-SEP-2020 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/120 Dauphin 2+2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéroclub du bassin d’Arcachon |
| Registration: | F-GIKZ |
| C/n / msn: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gujan-Mestras -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arcachon/La Teste-de-Buch Airfield (XAC/LFCH) |
| Arcachon/La Teste-de-Buch Airfield (XAC/LFCH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
A Robin DR.400/120 Dauphin 2+2 crashed under unknown circumstances about 2 kilometers after takeoff and was destroyed by fire.
The pilot, a father and his two nine-year-old daughters died.
Sources:
https://actu.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gujan-mestras_33199/gironde-un-crash-d-avion-fait-quatre-morts-sur-le-bassin-d-arcachon-et-provoque-un-feu-de-foret_36076342.html
https://www.sudouest.fr/2020/09/12/gironde-plusieurs-victimes-dans-le-crash-d-un-aeronef-a-gujan-mestras-7838178-2904.php
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/arcachon/accident-mortel-gironde-avion-tourisme-s-ecrase-gujan-mestras-trois-morts-1872570.html
BEA
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/80724_1186405067.jpg (photo)
⚠️ Accident mortel du #DR400 immatriculé F-GIKZ survenu ce jour vers 14h après le décollage d’#Arcachon / 2 enquêteurs de première information sont sur place / 3 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero seront sur place demain / Ouverture d’une enquête de sécurité @BEA_Aero
— BEA ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) September 12, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2020 14:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Sep-2020 14:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2020 15:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2020 20:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 12-Sep-2020 23:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 13-Sep-2020 06:32 | snip | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Sep-2020 07:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 07:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 08:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 09:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
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