- Date
- September 8, 2009, 12:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place
- Commune de Brethencourt, France
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- F-BXIUReims F172G-DANTCommander 114
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Midair collision
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- French BEA
- Case key
- 74726
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the French government.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Reims F172
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Reims F172
Analysis
On September 8, 2009, at 1240 coordinated universal time, a Commander 114, United Kingdom-registered G-DANT, and a Reims F172, French-registered F-BXIU, collided in mid-air near Commune de Brethencourt, France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger in G-DANT were not injured. The student pilot and flight instructor aboard F-BXIU were fatally injured. According to investigators the two airplanes collided while in flight at 1,500 feet in class G airspace. The Commander 114 performed a forced landing to a field and sustained substantial damage during the collision. The Reims F172 departed controlled flight and was destroyed when it impacted terrain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government or Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Factual narrative
On September 8, 2009, at 1240 coordinated universal time, a Commander 114, United Kingdom-registered G-DANT, and a Reims F172, French-registered F-BXIU, collided in mid-air near Commune de Brethencourt, France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger in G-DANT were not injured. The student pilot and flight instructor aboard F-BXIU were fatally injured. According to investigators the two airplanes collided while in flight at 1,500 feet in class G airspace. The Commander 114 performed a forced landing to a field and sustained substantial damage during the collision. The Reims F172 departed controlled flight and was destroyed when it impacted terrain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government or Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- F-BXIU
- Reported as
- Reims F172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1351
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- LFPN · Toussus-LeNoble
- Destination
- LFPN · Toussus-LeNoble
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Registration
- G-DANT
- Reported as
- Commander 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- LFPL · Lognes
- Destination
- LFRD · Dinard
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor, aircraft 1
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Student pilot, aircraft 1
- Injuries
- Fatal
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 6, 2009, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 12 KB in all.