Accident to the Rolladen Schneider LS8 registered D-7488 on 09/08/2025 at La Mure-Argens

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

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

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General information
Local date	09/08/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	La Mure-Argens
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LALT: Low altitude operations, TURB: Turbulence encounter
File number	BEA2025-0340

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider)
Operator	Germany - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	ROLLADEN SCHNEIDER - LS8
Aircraft Registration	D-7488
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	France - LFTP : Puimoisson
Planned destination	France - LFTP : Puimoisson
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	8083
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.