ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243791
Last updated: 10 April 2021
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| Date: | 10-OCT-2020 |
| Time: | c. 16:45 |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/140 Major |
| Owner/operator: | Aéroclub ASPTT Poitiers |
| Registration: | F-BXEU |
| C/n / msn: | 1023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Loches -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS/LFBI) |
| Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS/LFBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
A Robin DR.400/140 Major (F-BXEU) and an Alpi Pioneer 300 (37AHH) crashed near Loches, France, following a mid-air collision. All five occupants died in the accident.
The DR.400 had departed Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS/LFBI) while the Pioneer departed Chatellerault/Targe Airfield (LFCA) for an overflight of several castles in the Loire area.
After the collision, the Pioneer crashed on a stone fence and burst into flames. The DR.400 impacted vegetation.
Sources:
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/loches/loches-crash-d-un-aeronef-a-la-sortie-du-centre-ville
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/collision-mortelle-entre-un-ulm-et-un-avion-de-tourisme-a-loches-quatre-decestour-1602347750
https://www.fr24news.com/fr/a/2020/10/horreur-dun-accident-davion-en-france-cinq-morts-dans-une-collision-en-vol-impliquant-deux-avions-de-tourisme-monde-nouvelles.html
http://www.acaspttpoitiers.fr/avions.html
Media:
⚠️ Accident mortel à #Loches / collision en vol entre le #DR400 immatriculé F-BXEU et l’#ulm Pioneer 300 identifié 37AHH / @BEA_Aero ouvre une enquête de sécurité / 4 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero seront sur place ce soir / début des travaux sur site demain matin.
— BEA ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) October 10, 2020
🇫🇷 France - Loches - Midair collision between a Robin DR400-140 (F-BXEU) and Alpi Pioneer 300 (37AHH), 5 fatalities.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) October 10, 2020
1- https://t.co/DjbsOXaplR
2- https://t.co/ZVDYENGgtY
3- Photos: https://t.co/9BAp0bgaqR pic.twitter.com/uaUf2Z1h4e
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2020 16:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Oct-2020 17:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Oct-2020 17:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2020 17:32 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2020 18:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Oct-2020 18:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Oct-2020 18:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2020 19:45 | harro | Updated [Category] |
| 11-Oct-2020 09:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 11-Oct-2020 10:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2020 05:53 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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