Accident to the Schleicher ASW28 registered F-CALP on 27/09/2025 at Puy-Saint-Eusèbe

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

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General information
Local date	27/09/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 05 Hautes-Alpes
Location	Puy-Saint-Eusèbe
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LALT: Low altitude operations
File number	BEA2025-0434

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider)
Operator	France - Other (Association Velivole Château-Arnoux / Saint-Auban (AVCASA))
Manufacturer / Model	SCHLEICHER - ASW28
Aircraft Registration	F-CALP
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFMX : Château-Arnoux Saint-Auban
Planned destination	France - LFMX : Château-Arnoux Saint-Auban
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	28731
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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