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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 2020 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: | Jodel DR.250/160 Capitaine |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-EEX |
| MSN: | 31 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gimel, VD -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Côte Airfield (LSGP) |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A CEA/Jodel DR.250/160 Capitaine crashed under unknown circumstances in Gimel, Vaud.
The pilot died in the crash and the aircraft was destroyed.
All Jodel DR.250/160's were built by Centre Est Aéronautique, Dijon (became Avions Pierre Robin in 1969).
Sources:
https://www.en24news.com/2020/10/a-small-tourist-plane-crashes-in-gimel-and-2.html
https://www.herisau24.ch/articles/32171-flugzeugabsturz-fordert-einen-toten
https://www.vd.ch/toutes-les-autorites/departements/departement-de-lenvironnement-et-de-la-securite-des/police-cantonale-vaudoise-polcant/medias/communiques-de-presse/news/13722i-un-accident-daviation-civile-a-gimel-fait-une-victime/
https://www.lacote.ch/articles/regions/vaud/crash-a-gimel-l-avion-est-passe-10-metres-au-dessus-de-notre-maison-995870
https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/detail/HB-EEX-1535
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_DR.200
http://www.aviacioncr.net/galeria/2013/11/l/avcr_73200.jpg (photo)
Images:
Photo: Vaud Police
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2020 17:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Oct-2020 18:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 24-Oct-2020 18:12 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2020 18:19 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Oct-2020 19:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Photo, ] |
| 24-Oct-2020 19:47 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2020 22:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2020 22:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Oct-2020 20:26 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Damage, ] |
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