Accident Socata TB 30 Epsilon 45, Wednesday 14 March 2007
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Date:Wednesday 14 March 2007
Time:11:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic TB30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Socata TB 30 Epsilon
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 45
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Cognac–Châteaubernard BA 709, Charente 16 -   France
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cognac-Parvaud Airport (CNG/LFBG)
Destination airport:Cognac-Parvaud Airport (CNG/LFBG)
Investigating agency: BEAD
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A three ship formation of Socata TB 30 Epsilon aircraft, called Patrouille Cartouche-Doré, departed Cognac Air Base at 10:59 on a display training flight.
One of the pilots pulled a 5g turn for a duration of 5 seconds, probably causing G-LOC (G-force induced Loss Of Consciousness). The airplane struck the ground and broke up.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BEAD
Report number: A-2007-009-A
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://archives.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/523895/8779308/A-2007-009-A.pdf

Images:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-May-2012 13:22 harro Added
31-Aug-2020 19:00 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
23-Jun-2024 14:21 Gev340 Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Photo]
23-Jun-2024 14:22 ASN Updated
23-Jun-2024 14:22 ASN Updated

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