Accident to the Socata TBM700 occured on 06/08/2014 registered N129AG at Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux (77)

Perte de contrôle en vol, vrille à plat, collision avec le sol

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Vol AD Cannes Mandelieu (06) - AD Courtrai (Belgique).

L'avion est en croisière au FL240. Le contrôleur constate sur son radar que l'avion descend. L'épave est retrouvée sur la commune de Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux (77). L'examen visuel de l'épave et les premiers témoignages indiquent que l'avion était entier au moment de l'impact et que l'avion est tombé selon une trajectoire verticale, à plat.

Final report (EN) (2016/12/13)

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General information
Local date	06/08/2014
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 77 Seine-et-Marne
Location	Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Number of serious injuries	3
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA n-ag140806

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Belgium
Manufacturer / Model	SOCATA - TBM700
Aircraft Registration	N129AG
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	France - LFMD (CEQ) : Cannes Mandelieu
Planned destination	Belgium - EBKT (KJK) : Kortrijk/Wevelgem (International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	171
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Business

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