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| Date: | Tuesday 20 May 2025 |
| Time: | c 04:30 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Airways Aviation Academy (ESMA) |
| Registration: | F-HDAR |
| MSN: | 42.382 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL/LFMT), Montpellier, Hérault -
 France
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three Airways Aviation Academy (ESMA) Diamond DA42 Twin Star aircraft at Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL/LFMT), Montpellier, Hérault, were destroyed and one substantial damaged by fire.
F-HDAR and F-HDDH were destroyed.
Arson is suspected.
Sources:
https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/quatre-avions-detruits-par-un-incendie-sur-le-parking-d-une-ecole-de-pilotage-3156858.html
https://www.midilibre.fr/2025/05/20/quatre-avions-bimoteurs-detruits-par-les-flammes-cette-nuit-sur-le-parking-de-lesma-a-perols-pres-de-montpellier-12708137.php
https://actu.fr/occitanie/perols_34198/pres-de-montpellier-perols-quatre-bimoteurs-detruits-par-un-incendie-sur-un-parking-de-l-emma_62659518.html
Cirium
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1723761_1690044891.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex-OE-VDI (factory test registration) Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 March 2010 | F-HDAR | ESMA Aviation Academy | 0 | Lézignan-Corbières Airfield (LFMZ) | |
non |
| 29 September 2011 | F-HDAR | ESMA Aviation Academy | 0 | Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL/LFMT) | |
non |
Location
Media:
? Un incendie criminel présumé s'est produit à l’ESMA, situé à l'aéroport de Montpellier.
— air plus news (@airplusnews) May 20, 2025
▫️Les auteurs ont illégalement accédé à une aire de trafic sécurisée dans l'enceinte de l'aéroport et ont tenté de mettre le feu à toute une flotte d'avions d'entraînement.
▫️En… pic.twitter.com/P1eRV9ITEX
❗️Incendies criminels sur l’aéroport de Montpellier : plusieurs avions détruits
— Aero Gazette ✈️ (@AeroGazette) May 20, 2025
?Ce matin vers 4h30 une intrusion de personne(s) dans l’enceinte de l’aéroport s’est finalisée par plusieurs départs de feu
?Le SSLIA et les pompiers sont intervenus mais n’ont pas pu empêcher la… pic.twitter.com/KMfyveSeq8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2025 13:34 | RobertMB | Added |
| 20-May-2025 17:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2025 17:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 20-May-2025 17:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2025 20:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2025 11:28 | ASN | Updated |
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