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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur |
| Owner/operator: | Centre de Vol à Voile de l’Ubaye |
| Registration: | F-HRPB |
| MSN: | 1629 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ubaye Valley, near Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR), Saint-Pons -
 France
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR) |
| Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur, F-HRPB, and a Schleicher ASW 20 glider, D-2020, were both destroyed when they crashed at the Ubaye Valley, shortly after an aerotow takeoff from Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR), France.
The sole pilots of both aircraft sustained fatal injuries.
According to several witnesses, during the initial climb to an altitude of approximately 100 ft, the glider moved into a high position, then a low position, and deviated laterally from the tow plane. The tow plane stalled, then collided with the ground and immediately caught fire. The glider collided with the ground less than 100 m from the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.20minutes.fr/faits_divers/4168191-20250816-alpes-haute-provence-deux-morts-crash-aeronefs
https://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/19672907923303/deux-morts-dans-le-crash-d-aeronefs-a-saint-pons-dans-la-vallee-de-l-ubaye
BEA France
https://media.abpic.co.uk/pictures/full_size_0438/1662804-large.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex D-EAPB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2025 17:02 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Aug-2025 21:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 20-Aug-2025 16:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 07:34 | Dédé Dupont | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 07:36 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 24-Aug-2025 05:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2025 14:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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