CEN18WA318

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Puy-de-Dome Mazoires, France · August 6, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 6, 2018, 10:45 local (10:45 UTC)
Place
Puy-de-Dome Mazoires, France
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
F-GTNVCessna 172
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
98010

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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.

Factual narrative

On August 6, 2018, about 1045 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172S airplane, French registration F-GTNV, lost radio and radar contact; the wreckage was located near Puy-de-Dôme Mazoires, France. The airplane was destroyed, and the three occupants received fatal injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud - Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France

Aircraft

Registration
F-GTNV
Reported as
Cessna 172 (S)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
172S9963
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Cercle Aeronautique Du Secretariat Gener
Registered owner
Cercle Aeronautique Du Secretariat Gener