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| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 2003 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/140B Major |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro-club de La Rochelle et de Charente-Maritime |
| Registration: | F-GIKB |
| MSN: | 1912 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Etaules -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Rochelle |
| Royan-Médis | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Loss of control when continuing VFR in IMC at low altitude.
The accident was caused by the inappropriate decision to continue flying at low height in poor weather conditions.
The pilot's lack of experience and commitment to reach the destination were contributing factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2003/f-kb030730/pdf/f-kb030730.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 2002 | F-GIKB | 0 | Angoulins - 17 | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2011 14:13 | harro | Added |
| 20-Feb-2021 21:04 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Country, Narrative, ] |
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