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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 2020 |
| Time: | 10:03 LT |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/180 |
| Owner/operator: | Groupe de vol à moteur du Chablais |
| Registration: | HB-KFN |
| MSN: | 2503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bex (LSGB) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bex Airfield (LSGB) |
| Locarno Airport (ZJI/LSZL) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft overran the runway after the takeoff was aborted.
Conclusions
The accident, in which the aircraft collided with trees following the pilot's decision to abort the flight while behind the power curve, was due to a rotation that was too steep or too early in the take-off phase.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
STSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 October 2022 | HB-KFN | Groupe de vol à moteur du Chablais | 0 | Bex (LSGB) | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2021 17:32 | harro | Added |
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