Piper PA18 F-BAYP
21 January 2025 · Les Allues, France · Fatal
Summary
On 21 January 2025 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA18 registered F-BAYP was involved in an accident near Les Allues, France. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Les Allues, France
- Nearest airport
- Méribel Altiport (LFKX)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA18
- Registration
- F-BAYP
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA25WA069
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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