Accident Glasflügel 304 F-CEBU, Thursday 31 July 2025
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Date:Thursday 31 July 2025
Time:
Type:Glasflügel 304
Owner/operator:Association Aéronautique Provence Côte d'Azur (AAPCA)
Registration: F-CEBU
MSN: 252
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Saintes-Marie de Cuines, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fayence Airfield (LFMF)
Destination airport:Fayence Airfield (LFMF)
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Glasflügel 304 crashed near a road in Saintes-Marie de Cuines, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France after colliding with trees.
The sole pilot aboard was injured, and the glider was destroyed.

The pilot decided to interrupt his flight and land in a field before the crash.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA2025-0324
Status: Preliminary report
Report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/savoie-son-planeur-percute-des-arbres-et-termine-dans-un-champ-un-homme-gravement-blesse-a-sainte-marie-de-cuines-1742860

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/interruption-volontaire-du-vol-collision-avec-la-vegetation-lors-de-latterrissage/

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Aug-2025 12:56 ASN Added
16-Aug-2025 16:20 wnnystng09 Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ]

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