Accident to the Sonaca S200 registered F-HGRA on 05/10/2024 at Espira-de-l'Agly

Engine failure during initial climb, emergency landing, instructio flight

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (September 2025). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	05/10/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
Location	Espira de l'Agly
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	SCF-PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
File number	BEA2024-0417

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Aeropyrénées
Manufacturer / Model	SONACA - S200
Aircraft Registration	F-HGRA
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFMP (PGF) : Perpignan Rivesaltes
Planned destination	France - LFMP (PGF) : Perpignan Rivesaltes
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	051
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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