Accident to the Air Création Ifun16 identified 974OW on 15/09/2023 at Cambaie

Loss of control on final approach, collision with hangar, fire

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (June 2026). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	15/09/2023
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 974 Réunion
Location	Cambaie microlight platform
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	F-POST: Fire/smoke (post-impact), LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2023-0414

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Microlight - Microlight-Class 2-Flex wing
Operator	France - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	AIR CREATION
Aircraft Registration	974OW
State of registry	France
Last departure point	Reunion (French) - Other (P-F ULM Cambaie (974))
Planned destination	Reunion (French) - Other (P-F ULM Cambaie (974))
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	A15063-15086
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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