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| Date: | Sunday 10 January 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Morane Saulnier MS893 |
| Owner/operator: | Vol à Voile Montagne Noire - VVMN |
| Registration: | F-BTPC |
| MSN: | 11983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montagne Noire Airport -
 France
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | La Montagne Noire Airfield (LFMG) |
| La Montagne Noire Airfield (LFMG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After a glider tow flight and at the end of the downwind leg, the pilot was looking for the glider which was in the traffic pattern when the plane entered a layer of cloud. The pilot lost control of the plane and recovered it several times before managing to exit the layer of cloud. He landed at Revel aerodrome.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-morane-saulnier-ms893-registered-f-btpc-on-10-01-2021-at-montagne-noire-ad/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2021 13:03 | harro | Added |
| 23-Aug-2025 15:43 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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