Accident to the Cirrus SR22 registered N456AR on 07/10/2024 at La Bretonnière la Claye

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (October 2025). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	07/10/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 85 Vendée
Location	La Bretonnière la Claye
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	CFIT: Controlled flight into or toward terrain, UIMC: Unintended flight in IMC
File number	BEA2024-0416

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	United States - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	CIRRUS - SR22
Aircraft Registration	N456AR
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	France - Other (AD privé Atlantic Air Park (LF8523))
Planned destination	France - LFRD (DNR) : Dinard Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	1163
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.