Accident to the Jodel D140 registered F-BMFV on 28/02/2025 on the Vallée Blanche glacier

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

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

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General information
Local date	28/02/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 74 Haute-Savoie
Location	Near Aiguille du Midi
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2025-0067

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France (Aéroclub de Megève)
Manufacturer / Model	JODEL - D140
Aircraft Registration	F-BMFV
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFHM (MVV) : Megève (Altiport)
Planned destination	France - LFHM (MVV) : Megève (Altiport)
Flight phase	Unknown
Serial number	159
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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.