Accident to the Wassmer WA54 registered F-GAIB on 13/08/24 near Chartres

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

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General information
Local date	13/08/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 28 Eure-et-Loir
Location	Near Chartres AD
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	SCF-PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
File number	BEA2024-0343

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	WASSMER - WA54
Aircraft Registration	F-GAIB
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFOR : Chartres Métropole
Planned destination	France - LFAI : Nangis Les Loges
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	149
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Relocation - Ferry

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.