- Date
- February 26, 2011, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Armentières sur Avre, France
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- F-GMGFCessna P210
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- BEA France
- Case key
- 78504
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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.
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.
Analysis
On February 26, 2011, at 1415 coordinated universal time, a Cessna P210N, French registered F-GMGF, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Armetieres sur Avre, France. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Rouen Vallee de Sein (LFOP), France, and was en route to Montpellier (LFMT), France. The French investigators received reports that the airplane descended at a rapid rate from flight level 170. The wreckage was located in wooded terrain, scattered over several kilometers. 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: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Factual narrative
On February 26, 2011, at 1415 coordinated universal time, a Cessna P210N, French registered F-GMGF, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Armetieres sur Avre, France. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Rouen Vallee de Sein (LFOP), France, and was en route to Montpellier (LFMT), France. The French investigators received reports that the airplane descended at a rapid rate from flight level 170. The wreckage was located in wooded terrain, scattered over several kilometers. 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: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-GMGF
- Reported as
- Cessna P210 (N)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 210-00253
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- LFOP · Rouen Vallee de
- Destination
- LFMT · Montpellier
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Observed at
- LFOE
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 14, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 12 KB in all.