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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Courcelles-sur-Viosnes, France · March 2, 2021

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Foreign
Date
March 2, 2021, 15:40 local (15:40 UTC)
Place
Courcelles-sur-Viosnes, France
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7977YPiper PA-30
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
103237

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
N7977Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Serial number
30-1076
Built
1966
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial

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