Accident to the MDM-1 registered F-CJEE on 17/08/2025 at Chermignac

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

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General information
Local date	17/08/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 17 Charente-Maritime
Location	Chermignac
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2025-0357

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider)
Operator	France - Other (Les planeurs de Saintonge)
Manufacturer / Model	PZL BIELSKO - MDM1
Aircraft Registration	F-CJEE
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFXB : Saintes Thénac
Planned destination	France - LFXB : Saintes Thénac
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	236
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Aerobatics

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.