Accident to the ULM APOLLO FOX identified 74-AAA occured on 08/17/16 at Sallanches (74)

Arrêt du moteur en montée, perte de contrôle en vol, collision avec le sol

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Local flight from Sallanches AD (74).

Witnesses saw the microlight’s engine stop and heard some attempts to restart. The microlight dived and collided with the ground vertically.

Final report (FR) (2017/05/16)

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General information
Local date	17/08/2016
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 74 Haute-Savoie
Location	Sallanches
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight, SCF-PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
File number	BEA2016-0506

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Microlight - Microlight-Class 3-Fixed wing
Operator	France
Manufacturer / Model	OTHER
Aircraft Registration	74-AAA
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFHZ : Sallanches-Mont-Blanc
Planned destination	France - LFHZ : Sallanches-Mont-Blanc
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure

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