ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227526
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 2019 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Evektor EV-97 EuroStar |
| Owner/operator: | Commercial - North East Aviation LTD |
| Registration: | G-SJES |
| MSN: | 2918 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pré-la-Font, Larche, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 04 -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR) |
| Castelnuovo don Bosco Airfield (LILF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off with a passenger from the Barcelonnette aerodrome to Italy via the Larche Pass, aboard an Evektor EV97 Eurostar. He was accompanied by three other planes, Taylor Monoplanes. After gaining altitude over the village of Larche, the pilot entered the valley to the east of the village, followed by the three planes. After a few seconds they realized that they had entered the wrong valley and turned around, except for one of the Monoplanes (G-AWGZ) that did not have enough height to turn around and made an emergency landing. The pilot, who was coming out of the valley, made another U-turn to the left and one of the Monoplane pilots saw him spinning and colliding with the ground.
Contributing Factors:
- The pilot's lack of experience which, combined with the stress caused by the Monoplane accident, may have led to inappropriate piloting during the turn.
- The absence of a stall warning on the ultralight, which might have allowed the pilot to react before the loss of control.
- The lack of a natural horizon, a feature of mountain flying to which the ultralight pilot was not accustomed, may also have contributed to the loss of control.
This may have contributed to placing the pilots in this situation:
- The failure of the Monoplane pilots to detect the navigational error that led them to enter a valley that the performance of their aircraft did not allow them to cross.
- Their inexperience in mountain flying, which may have led them to belatedly identify the impossibility of continuing the flight safely in this valley.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-49108617
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/deux-morts-collision-entre-deux-avions-loisirs-alpes-hautes-provence-1703180.html
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-diver-justice/deux-morts-dans-le-crash-de-deux-avions-de-loisirs-dans-les-alpes-de-haut-provence-1563964296
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-07-25/local-news/Two-Britons-killed-in-France-plane-crash-were-on-trip-of-a-lifetime-to-Malta-report-6736211351
https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-provence/2019/07/24/collision-en-vol-deux-avions-de-tourisme-se-crashent-dans-le-secteur-du-col-de-larche
https://lovinmalta.com/news/holiday-of-a-lifetime-to-malta-ends-in-tragedy-after-plane-crash-in-the-french-alps/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-two-brits-dead-one-18766785
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-first-picture-british-pilot-18769154
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alps-plane-pilot-deliberately-crash-18794468
https://netnews.com.mt/2019/07/25/imutu-wara-li-waqghu-zewg-ajruplani-fi-triqthom-lejn-malta-intervista-esklussiva/
https://netnews.com.mt/2019/07/26/lewis-stubbs-hu-z-zaghzugh-li-tilef-hajtu-fi-triqtu-lejn-malta/
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/pilot-passenger-killed-while-on-lifetime-trip-to-malta.724447
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-de-levektor-aerotechnik-ev97-immatricule-g-sjes-survenu-le-24072019-a-larche-04/
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https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7619329 (Photo)
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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/227527
Media:
⚠️ Accident mortel de l’#ulm #evektor #ev97 du 24/07/19 près du col de Larche / 2 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero héliportés sur place. L’aéronef faisait partie d’un groupe de 4 ulm: 2 rentrés, 1 accidenté (mortel) & 1 posé en urgence. / examens épave + site & recueil témoignages en cours. pic.twitter.com/HV8ifBdOsq
— BEA | Bureau d'Enquêtes & d'Analyses ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) July 25, 2019
BREAKING Two Brits dead and one injured after planes collide mid-air in south of France https://t.co/LafMhEaxJm pic.twitter.com/uEiqU58MAJ
— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) July 24, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2019 11:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jul-2019 11:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jul-2019 11:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Jul-2019 11:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 24-Jul-2019 11:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2019 12:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2019 12:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2019 13:01 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jul-2019 20:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2019 11:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Aug-2019 16:04 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2019 11:51 | MarkStep | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Sep-2019 05:35 | MarkStep | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Apr-2020 19:43 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Jun-2020 19:47 | EshottAirfield | Updated [Operator] |
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