ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24381
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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1997 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: | Gravereau GD-2000 Gladiateur |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-PFGD |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-Evarzec - 29 -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint - Evarzec (29). |
| Saint - Evarzec (29). | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to testimony, the pilot, co-owner of the aircraft, flying at a low height above the town, making steep turns. The aircraft then performs aerobatics in which elements of the upper surface of the left wing stand. The device falls to the vertical.
In 1993, the other owner had an accident that damaged the left wing. The manufacturer had made the repair.
Note: this aircraft is not designed to perform aerobatics. Pilot and passenger died, destroyed aircraft
Registration F-PFGD belatedly cancelled 24/10/2011 as "aircraft written off"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1997/f-gd970616/htm/f-gd970616.html
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1997/f-gd970616/pdf/f-gd970616.pdf
http://www.amcarusa.com/aa8800/hh9kjjk/various/var053.htm
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1135589/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2012 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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