ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137345
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Date: | Sunday 10 July 2011 |
Time: | 17:00 LT |
Type: | ICP MXP-740 Savannah |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | 59-CBE |
MSN: | 010051001 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Near Comblain-au-Pont , Liège -
Belgium
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane took off from a private field in Lince, in the neighbourhood of the pilot’s house at 15:01 UTC. The pilot decided to fly above the Ourthe valley, at 15:12 UTC he was flying at 166 km/h at an altitude of 550 ft (180m) amsl inside the Ourthe valley, at the height of the village of Comblain-au-Pont.
The airplane hit a high voltage line (70kV Goreux – Comblain). The left wing was severed, and the airplane fell down, crashing on the banks of the Ourthe Valley.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
The accident was caused by an inadequate flight preparation and a flight conducted under the minimum required altitude.
Contributing factor:
The power line crossing the Ourthe valley was not provided with markers to make it visible from the air.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
http://www.dhnet.be/actu/belgique/chute-d-un-avion-a-comblain-au-pont-le-pilote-grievement-blesse-51b77eafe4b0de6db97e4daf https://www.rtl.be/info/regions/liege/un-avion-biplace-s-ecrase-a-comblain-au-pont-le-pilote-grievement-blesse-237873.aspx https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/b45607604110710 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Jul-2011 12:21 |
harro |
Added |
10-Jul-2011 13:01 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
04-Aug-2011 13:32 |
BCARG |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
11-Nov-2022 04:30 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
13-Jun-2023 19:21 |
harro |
Updated [[Location, Narrative]] |
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