ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43700
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| Date: | Saturday 25 August 2007 |
| Time: | 16:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc |
| Registration: | N13PF |
| MSN: | 39-80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vannes-Meucon Airport, Meucon, Morbihan department, Brittany -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vannes-Meucon Airport, Meucon, Brittany (VNE/LFRV) |
| Vannes-Meucon Airport, Meucon, Brittany (VNE/LFRV) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 25, 2007, at 16:45 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), a Piper PA-39, US registered N13PF, owned by Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc, was destroyed when it impacted terrain at Cosquer Farm, near Vannes-Meucon Airport, Meucon, Morbihan department, Brittany, France (at approximate Coordinates : 47°43′10″N 002°43′24″W). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
According to the French Investigators, the accident airplane had just departed from runway 04. The airplane came to rest to the right side of the departure runway at midfield.
Probable cause: Loss of control when the pilot attempted to simulate an engine failure on takeoff. The pilot was not a licensed instructor.
NOTE: The serial is wrong on the French BEA report. 39-60 still exists as N320GC. This a/c serial was 39-80.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN07WA147 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20070905X01310&ntsbno=DEN07WA147&akey=1
2. BEA France: http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2007/n-pf070825/pdf/n-pf070825.pdf
3. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=13PF
4. Press report (French Text): http://www.vannes.maville.com/actu/actudet_-le-bimoteur-s-ecrase-en-bout-de-piste-deux-morts_12-437416_actu.Htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2011 14:13 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2016 08:28 | Gusty | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Mar-2017 19:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2017 19:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2017 19:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 11-Apr-2017 19:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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