Accident to the SCHLEICHER ASW20 registered D-8631 on 05/04/2025 at Saint-Geniez (04)

Collision with a powerline during off-field landing

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

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	05/04/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	Saint-Geniez
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take-off and landing, LOLI: Loss of lifting conditions en-route
File number	BEA2025-0113

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider)
Operator	Germany - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	SCHLEICHER - ASW20
Aircraft Registration	D-8631
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	France - LFNS : Sisteron-Thèze
Planned destination	France - LFNS : Sisteron-Thèze
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	20585
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.