ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214587
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| Date: | 21-AUG-2018 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: | Arsi VM-1 Esqual C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OO-H81 |
| C/n / msn: | SE007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Rue, Somme -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Abbeville airfield |
The ultralight plane crashed under unknown circumstances in a field, there was a post impact-fire. Both occupants, Belgian nationals, an instructor and a trainee, died in the crash.
Several witness saw the accident: "We heard a plane and the engine cut. We thought of an exercise as we sometimes see, but it came down oddly. At 200 meters from the ground, the engine started again, the aircraft straightened, then the engine cut again. He was able to flatten himself from time to time, but fell back. He finally went down in free fall and slammed to the ground. From where we were, we heard the shock and realized that the pilots could not have survived. The plane caught fire immediately, in three minutes there was nothing left. We could not even try to rescue them. "
Sources:
https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/crash/deux-personnes-meurent-dans-le-crash-d-un-ulm-pres-de-la-baie-de-somme-5930769
BEA
Go team: accident mortel de l'#ulm multiaxe immatriculé OO-H81 survenu le 21/08/18 à proximité de l'aéroport de #abbeville / 2 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero sont sur place depuis le début de la matinée.
— BEA | Bureau d'Enquêtes & d'Analyses ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) August 22, 2018
France, Somme, Rue - Une avarie moteur à l’origine du crash de l’ULM à Rue? https://t.co/ZUTDnkz4Jp via @courrierpicard pic.twitter.com/RHg8Mi2p3x
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 25 août 2018
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2018 20:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2018 20:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 21-Aug-2018 20:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 22-Aug-2018 07:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 07:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 09:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Aug-2018 09:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 25-Aug-2018 10:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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