JULY 1, 2015
TREILLES, FRANCE
The pilot of a small plane died in the crash of his plane
Wednesday in the Aude. According to our colleagues of the AFP, the man would be
the owner of a mechanical workshop in Perpignan.
The plane was found burned after crashing late morning in a
scrubland area near the village of Treilles, between Narbonne and Perpignan.
The aircraft was a private single-engine Piper PA-28, a small plane with four
seats 6 m long and 4 m wide, which was flying from the region of Montpellier
and Perpignan, according to the prefecture and the police.
The pilot was alone on board, declared emergency and the
prefecture of the Aude, questioned by AFP. The body was charred, said the
gendarmerie which sent investigators on site. The driver was a contractor, who
owns a machine shop in Perpignan, said a professional relationship of the
victim who has requested anonymity.
The accident aircraft, airplane rental, was new
added the same source. The crash caused a very small fire start which was
quickly extinguished with the intervention of some 35 firefighters. According
to the operational center of the gendarmerie Aude, the circumstances of the
accident were not immediately determined.
"The plane was flying low"
and could have hit the top of a tree or more, while a strong wind was blowing
in the region, is it said only with gendarmes.
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Date:
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01-JUL-2015
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Time:
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mid-day
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Type:
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Piper PA-28
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Owner/operator:
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Registration:
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C/n / msn:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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Treilles (Aude) -
France
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Phase:
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En route
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Nature:
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Unknown
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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Perpignan
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Narrative:
The airplane crashed and caught fire upon impact in a scrubland area close to the village of Treilles (Aude). The pilot was killed. The flight was allegedly between Montpellier area and Perpignan
The airplane crashed and caught fire upon impact in a scrubland area close to the village of Treilles (Aude). The pilot was killed. The flight was allegedly between Montpellier area and Perpignan