Accident to the Mooney M20J registered F-OIAT on 04/01/2020 at Lifou, New Caledonia)

Vol depuis AD Lifou-Ouanaham.

L'avion heurte le sol peu après le décollage de nuit. L'épave est localisée dans une clairière à l'est de l'aérodrome.

The translation below is for information only:

The aeroplane struck the ground shortly after taking off at night. The wreckage is located in a clearing east of the aerodrome.

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Perte de contrôle, collision avec le sol après décollage, de nuit

General information
Local date	04/01/2020
Responsible entity	France - BEA
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Oceania - New Caledonia
Location	Proche de l'AD Lifou-Ounaham
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	4
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2020-0003

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Small Aeroplane - Small Aeroplane
Operator	France
Manufacturer / Model	MOONEY - M20J
Aircraft Registration	F-OIAT
State of registry	France
Last departure point	New Caledonia (French) - NWWL (LIF): Lifou Ouanaham, Iles Loyaute
Planned destination	New Caledonia (French) - NWWL (LIF): Lifou Ouanaham, Iles Loyaute
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	24-3370
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.