Narrative:A CASA C-212-CB Aviocar skydiving plane sustained damage in a wire strike accident at Saint-Jean-de-Thurac, France.
The airplane had been ferried to Agen on November 15, 2009 because of maintenance work to be performed on the plane the next day. The captain and co-pilot decided to make a pleasure flight near Agen. The C-212 departed at 16:40 and flew over the Garonne River towards the east. While over the river at low altitude, the flight collided with a medium tension power line across the river at a height of 15 m. After landing the airplane showed many signs of shock and friction by the cable on the airframe, wings and engines.
The airplane, F-GOGN, was used in the James Bond movie "The World is not Enough".
Probable Cause:
CAUSES:
- Improvisation on a flight below the minimum heights;
- Non-detection of the obstacle.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BEA France |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 10 months | Accident number: | f-gn091115 | Download report: | Final report
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accident date:
15-11-2009type: CASA C-212 Aviocar
registration: F-GOGN
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.