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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 2024 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Zenith STOL CH 701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mathieu, Calvados Department, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reims/Prunay Airport (LFQA) |
| Omaha Beach Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Zenith STOL CH 701 force landed in a field in Mathieu, north of Caen, as it was struck by gusts of wind and the pilot could not return to the airfield.
The pilot was not injured and the ultralight received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://news.dayfr.com/local/4079264.html
https://www.tendanceouest.com/actualite-420849-pres-de-caen-un-avion-de-tourisme-s-ecrase-dans-un-champ
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/un-aeronef-s-ecrase-pres-de-mathieu-au-nord-de-caen-le-pilote-est-indemne-9904060
https://actu.fr/normandie/mathieu_14407/un-avion-de-tourisme-secrase-dans-un-champ-au-nord-de-caen_61363111.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2024 09:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jul-2024 09:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2024 09:58 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Jul-2024 07:06 | lagi | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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