Accident to the Piper PA18 registered F-BAYP on 21/01/2025 at Les Allues

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

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General information
Local date	21/01/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 73 Savoie
Location	Les Allues
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	MAC: Airprox/ACAS alert/loss of separation/(near) midair collisions
File number	BEA2025-0023

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	PIPER - PA18
Aircraft Registration	F-BAYP
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFKX (MFX) : Méribel (Altiport)
Planned destination	France - LFKX (MFX) : Méribel (Altiport)
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	185486
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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