ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216691
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 2018 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: | Delpech Aviation MD03 Transat |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | 13-SQ |
| MSN: | 11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaucaire, Gard -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salon-Eyguieres Airfield (LFNE) |
| Nîmes-Courbessac Airfield (LFME) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger, took off from Salon Eyguières aerodrome bound for Nîmes Courbessac aerodrome.
Witnesses saw a microlight pass over their property at a height which they estimated as being between 500 and 1,000 ft, before losing sight of it. They then heard engine misfires followed by an explosion and saw a column of smoke. They went to the site of the accident, observed that the microlight was on fire and heard a second explosion.
Due to the fire which broke out after the impact, it was not possible to determine if the cause of the accident could be linked to a technical failure.
Given the height at which the microlight was flying and its glide ratio, in the event of a technical failure, the pilot did not have many options or much time to search for a suitable area for carrying out a precautionary landing.
Both occupants were former pilots of Air Tahiti.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/fr/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/accident-du-delpech-aviation-md03-transat-identifie-13sq-survenu-le-26102018-a-beaucaire-30/
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/gard/beaucaire-deux-morts-crash-petit-avion-1564894.html
http://www.objectifgard.com/2018/10/26/accident-beaucaire-un-temoin-nous-etions-a-cinquante-metres-jai-entendu-deux-explosions/
http://www.objectifgard.com/2018/10/26/accident-beaucaire-les-victimes-sont-deux-hommes-ages-de-80-et-55-ans/
https://www.tntv.pf/m/Deux-anciens-pilotes-d-Air-Tahiti-decedent-dans-un-crash-en-metropole_a28621.html
Data_______________________________________
http://tagazous.free.fr/photos/highdef/47/47327.jpg
BEA_______________________________________
https://www.bea.aero/index.php?id=40&news=20173&cHash=0238ced4f947416de49404ad7145e786
Media:
France, Gard - Un avion de tourisme s’est malheureusement écrasé dans une vigne du chemin Mas du Consul à Beaucaire, vers 12h10. Les 2 occupants sont décédés.https://t.co/YEvv4pVL9F pic.twitter.com/p4UCcwR5PO
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 26 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2018 13:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Oct-2018 14:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2018 14:13 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Oct-2018 16:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2018 17:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 26-Oct-2018 17:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Plane category] |
| 26-Oct-2018 20:09 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2018 21:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Oct-2018 07:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 08:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 27-Oct-2018 10:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Oct-2018 22:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 03-Nov-2018 13:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Jun-2020 09:40 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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