Serious incident to the Robin DR400 registered F-HBSL on 16/10/2023 at Rion-des-Landes

Preliminary data based on the notification from the French military SIA:

Vol AD militaire Dax - Seyresse (40) - AD Rion-des-Landes (40)

Le moteur perd de la puissance et l'équipage atterrit dans un champ.

The translation below is for information only:

Flight Dax military AD - Seyresse - Rion-des-LandesAD

The engine loses power and the crew lands in a field.

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General information
Local date	16/10/2023
Responsible entity	France - BEAD-Air
State or area of occurrence	France - 40 Landes
Location	Rion-des-Landes
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2023-0481

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Other (Locat'air)
Manufacturer / Model	ROBIN - DR400
Aircraft Registration	F-HBSL
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFBY : Dax Seyresse
Planned destination	France - LFIL : Rion-Des-Landes
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	2619
Operator Type AG	Sales/rental/service
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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.