Date:	Friday 5 March 1993
Time:
Type:	Robin DR.400/160
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	F-GBUA
MSN:	1348
Year of manufacture:	1978
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Roussies -   France
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Maubeuge
Destination airport:	Maubeuge
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The pilot made a local night VFR flight over the Maubeuge airfield, probably without having checked the weather forecast.
These were lower than those required for local night VFR (km visibility, cloud base height equal to or greater than 450 ground level).
The aircraft hit the ground at high speed and at a steep angle. The pilot had only just been introduced to night VFR. Loss of control of the aircraft due to loss of visual references is probable.

Bulletin dinformation sur les accidents daviation general- 1e trimestre 1993 / BEA

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