Accident Evektor EV-97 Eurostar 59CXR, Sunday 3 August 2025
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Date:Sunday 3 August 2025
Time:c. 17:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic EV97 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Evektor EV-97 Eurostar
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: 59CXR
MSN: 2003-0115
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Thézac, Lot-et-Garonne -   France
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fumel/Montayral Airfield (LFDX)
Destination airport:Fumel/Montayral Airfield (LFDX)
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The microlight collided with ground while flying around the aerodrome circuit in preparation for landing on runway 35.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA2025-0327
Status: Preliminary report
Report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.sudouest.fr/lot-et-garonne/thezac/lot-et-garonne-un-ulm-s-ecrase-et-s-embrase-le-pilote-n-a-pas-survecu-25467521.php
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-multi-axis-evektor-aerotechnik-identified-59cxr-on-03-08-2025-at-thezac/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2025 00:44 gerard57 Added
04-Aug-2025 04:47 RobertMB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Aug-2025 12:46 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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