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| Date: | Friday 25 July 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zapata Air Scooter |
| Owner/operator: | Zapata |
| Registration: | F-WLAW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | English Channel -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Sangatte, France |
| St Margaret's Bay, close to Dover | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A French pilot and inventor was attempting to cross the English Channel between France and England in an Air Scooter eVTOL aircraft.
The aircraft ditched and was recovered.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c741jj7y770o
Registration visible in video
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2025 11:25 | FlySafe | Added |
| 21-Aug-2025 11:26 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Country, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2025 11:30 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 05:21 | FlySafe | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 06:39 | ASN | Updated |
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