Accident to the Jonkers JS3 registered D-KPWZ on 22/06/2024 at La Motte du Caire

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	22/06/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	La Motte Du Caire Airfield
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	USOS: Undershoot/overshoot, CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take-off and landing
File number	BEA2024-0221

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Retractable powerplant
Operator	Germany - Other
Manufacturer / Model	OTHER
Aircraft Registration	D-KPWZ
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	France - Other (V-S La Motte-du-Caire LF0431)
Planned destination	France - Other (V-S La Motte-du-Caire LF0431)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	MD132
Operator Type AG	Private owner
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.