ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240723
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 2020 |
| Time: | c. 13:45 LT |
| Type: | TeST TST-3 Alpin T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 32-DH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Condom Valence-sur-Baïse Airfield, Gers 32 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Condom/Valence-sur-Baïse Airfield (LFID) |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The TeST TST-3 Alpin T self-launching glider took off around 13:30. For a reason that remains to be determined, after taking off and reaching the end of the runway, the aircraft suddenly fell in a nose-down dive into a field.
The pilot was fatally injured.
Contributing factors
* insufficient consideration of the ULM's performance;
* the pilot's lack of recent experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ladepeche.fr/2020/08/31/un-ulm-se-crashe-au-decollage-a-condom-le-pilote-est-mort-9042342.php
BEA
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🇫🇷France - Gers, Aérodrome de Herret: un ULM s'écrase au décollage, le pilote est décédé.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) August 31, 2020
ASN: https://t.co/5z2mJi6Q7s
Presse: https://t.co/3zZmRy0hCo via @ladepechedumidi pic.twitter.com/DuoknXEqkf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2020 16:28 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2020 16:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Aug-2020 16:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Aug-2020 21:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 01-Sep-2020 05:50 | harro | Updated [Registration, Location, Source] |
| 01-Sep-2020 05:51 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Plane category] |
| 21-Jan-2021 09:01 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
| 14-Apr-2021 17:25 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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