Accident Apollo Fox 74-AAA, Wednesday 17 August 2016
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Date:Wednesday 17 August 2016
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AFOX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Apollo Fox
Owner/operator:
Registration: 74-AAA
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Sallanches -   France
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Sallanches-Mont-Blanc Airfield (LFHZ)
Destination airport:Sallanches-Mont-Blanc Airfield (LFHZ)
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Witnesses saw the microlight's engine stop and heard some attempts to restart. The microlight dived and collided with the ground vertically.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA2016-0506
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-ulm-apollo-fox-identified-74-aaa-occured-on-08-17-16-at-sallanches-74/

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Revision history:

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