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| Date: | Monday 3 November 2025 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/120 Petit Prince |
| Owner/operator: | Dassault Aviation Biarritz |
| Registration: | F-GEKL |
| MSN: | 1736 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Pavillon Royal, Bidart, Pyrénées-Atlantiques -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biarritz Parme Airport (BIQ/LFBZ) |
| Biarritz Parme Airport (BIQ/LFBZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Robin DR.400/120 Petit Prince lost power when approching Biarritz Parme Airport (BIQ/LFBZ) and made an emergency landing on a beach at Pavillon Royal, Bidart, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
The pilot was not injured and the airplane was transported to another location to prevent it being flooded.
Sources:
https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/pyrenees-atlantiques/biarritz/victime-d-une-panne-moteur-un-avion-se-pose-en-urgence-sur-une-plage-du-pays-basque-3243805.html
https://actu.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/bidart_64125/photos-un-avion-atterrit-en-urgence-sur-une-plage-du-littoral-basque_63388745.html
https://www.sudouest.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques/bidart/cote-basque-un-aeronef-atterrit-d-urgence-sur-une-plage-de-bidart-26583934.php
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/63503_1668363797.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 2014 | F-GEKL | Aéroclub Jonzacais | 0 | Biarritz Airport, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64 | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2025 07:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Nov-2025 12:52 | vasilf | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
| 04-Nov-2025 18:54 | vasilf | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2025 05:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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