ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242517
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 2020 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: | Ocean Vital Eraole |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-WFOV |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Puech -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Aix-Les Miles Airport (LFMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA-E |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The hybrid aircraft prototype Eraole crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot was injured.
The Eraole is a multi-hybrid electric powered aircraft which gets 25% of it’s electricity from solar panels on the upper surfaces of the wings. The remaining electricity is generated by an internal combustion engine running on a combination of vegetable oil and hydrogen.
Sources:
https://www.midilibre.fr/2020/09/16/le-planeur-evite-le-crash-et-atterrit-au-puech-le-pilote-est-legerement-blesse-9075165.php
https://www.midilibre.fr/2020/09/18/le-planeur-du-navigateur-raphael-dinelli-sest-ecrase-dans-le-nord-de-lherault-90787
https://iphmedia.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/le-puech-crash-dun-avion-hybride-un-blesse-leger/
Images:
Photo: Alan Wilson (CC:by-sa)
Media:
Le BEA-É a déclenché une enquête de sécurité suite à l’atterrissage d’urgence du prototype d’avion électrique et solaire Eraole du Laboratoire « Ocean Vital » survenu le 16 septembre 2020 dans la région de Montpellier lors d’un vol constructeur de mise en place à Aix-les-Milles. pic.twitter.com/7VK77NWngr
— BEA-É (@BEA_Etat) October 6, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2020 12:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Sep-2020 12:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 18-Sep-2020 07:13 | Laurent64 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 18-Sep-2020 07:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, Photo] |
| 06-Oct-2020 10:35 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 06-Oct-2020 10:38 | harro | Updated [Nature, Embed code] |
| 06-Oct-2020 10:38 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
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