Accident to the Sportine Aviacija Lak17 registered LY-GRO on 02/08/2021 at Serres-La Bâtie

Vol local AD Serres - La Bâtie Montsaléon (05).

Le planeur entre en collision avec le sol lors de l'approche. L'épave est retrouvée à proximité de l'aérodrome de Serres - La Bâtie Montsaléon.

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Local flight at Serres - La Bâtie Montsaléon AD

The glider collided with the ground during the approach. The wreckage was found close to Serres - La Bâtie Montsaléon aerodrome.

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Perte de contrôle lors de l'approche, collision avec le sol

General information
Local date	02/08/2021
Responsible entity	France - BEA
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - France - 05 Hautes-Alpes
Location	AD Serres-La Bâtie
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2021-0371

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Sailplane (Glider) - Powered Sailplane (Glider) - Retractable powerplant
Operator	Lithuania
Manufacturer / Model	SPORTINE AVIACIJA - LAK17
Aircraft Registration	LY-GRO
State of registry	Lithuania
Last departure point	France - LFTM : Serres La Batie Montsaléon
Planned destination	France - LFTM : Serres La Batie Montsaléon
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number
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.