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| Date: | Saturday 5 July 2025 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Jodel DR.1050 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | F-BJOZ |
| MSN: | 30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Châteauroux/Villers Airfield (LFEJ) -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Châteauroux/Villers Airfield (LFEJ) |
| Châteauroux/Villers Airfield (LFEJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Jodel DR.1050, F-BJOZ, crashed during takeoff from Châteauroux Villers Airfield in France. The pilot, 50 years old and sole onboard has been found dead on the crash site.
The pilot took off on runway 04 from Châteauroux-Villers Airfield for a local flight. On the radio with Châteauroux-Déols tower, he reported an engine problem and his intention to return to Châteauroux-Villers. A few moments later, still on the Deols’s frenquency, he indicated that his engine had restarted, and the pilot switched to the Villers frequency to land. A witness stated that the pilot joined the downwind leg for runway 04 at around 500 ft, then flew over the runway at a height of around 150 ft and increased power to do a short circuit for runway 04. On final, at a height of around 15 ft, the pilot went around. During the climb, the pilot lost control of the aircraft which then collided with ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/centre-val-de-loire/indre/chateauroux/crash-d-avion-a-l-aerodrome-de-chateauroux-villers-en-plein-decollage-le-pilote-est-decede-3183417.html
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-jodel-dr1050-registered-f-bjoz-on-05-07-2025-near-chateauroux-villers-ad/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 2023 | F-BJOZ | private | 0 | Châteauroux-Marcel Dassault Airport (CHR/LFLX) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2025 12:09 | MatteoD | Added |
| 05-Jul-2025 12:10 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 11-Jul-2025 14:46 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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