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| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  ICP Savannah S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-JLHM |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lac Léman, near Grotte beach, Corseaux, VD -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bex Airfield (LSGB) |
| Bex Airfield (LSGB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An ICP Savannah S experienced an engine failure and ditched into Lac Léman off the beach at La Grotte, Corseaux, Vaud.
Both occupants were rescued and the ultralight received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/vaud-un-petit-avion-se-crache-dans-le-lac-leman-pres-de-vevey-103397035
https://www.blick.ch/fr/suisse/romande/accident-au-large-de-vevey-un-petit-avion-secrase-sur-le-leman-et-coule-a-pic-id21131509.html
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=38759d&lat=46.516&lon=6.667&zoom=10.4&showTrace=2025-08-12&trackLabels
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1582242_1744039421.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
??✈️? FLASH - Un petit avion s'est écrasé dans le lac Léman, au large de la plage de la Grotte, à Corseaux (VD). Les deux passagers à bord s'en sont sortis sains et saufs. (20 Minutes) pic.twitter.com/nXgoabRxXd
— SuisseAlert (@SuisseAlert) August 12, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2025 19:08 | Flighty29 | Added |
| 12-Aug-2025 19:09 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 04:59 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 05:02 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:14 | ASN | Updated |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:53 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 14-Aug-2025 14:37 | Christraveller | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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