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NTSB accident investigation · Cirrus Design SR22 · La Bretonnière la Claye, France · October 7, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
October 7, 2024, 07:03 local (07:03 UTC)
Place
La Bretonnière la Claye, France
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N456ARCirrus Design SR22
Defining event
Takeoff: VFR encounter with IMC
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
195275

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Aircraft

Registration
N456AR
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1163
Built
2004
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Positioning · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee
Equipment
Airframe parachute

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