# NTSB CEN15WA390: Avions Robin DR400, Arras, France, May 21, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 21, 2015, 12:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Arras, France
- Coordinates: 50.189998, 2.48
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.1900&lon=2.4800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA390
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91893/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA390

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 21, 2015 about 1245 UTC, a Robin DR400-140B airplane, French registration F-GBUP, impacted into a cultivated field near the Arras-Roclincourt Airport (LFQD), Arras, France. One pilot and a passenger were killed. Another pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed in a post-impact fire. Visual Meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local flight originated at LFQD. French officials reported the airplane was performing a touch and go at LFQD when the airplane's engine lost power. The pilots attempted to perform a U-turn back to the airport when it departed controlled flight and impacted into a cultivated corn field. Arras-Roclincourt Airport resides at an elevation of 337 feet msl. It has one runway designated 05/23 with a grass surface measuring 3,363 feet long and 197 feet wide. This Investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses Zone Sud – Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aeroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 E-mail: info@bea-fr.org This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses.

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GBUP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS ROBIN DR400 (140B)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1364
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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