F-GBUP

On May 21, 2015 about 1245 UTC, a Robin DR400-140B airplane, French registration F-GBUP, impacted into a cultivated field near the Arras-Roclincourt Airport (LFQD), Arras, France. One pilot and a passenger were killed. Another pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed in a post-impact fire. Visual Meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local flight originated at LFQD.

French officials reported the airplane was performing a touch and go at LFQD when the airplane's engine lost power. The pilots attempted to perform a U-turn back to the airport when it departed controlled flight and impacted into a cultivated corn field.

Arras-Roclincourt Airport resides at an elevation of 337 feet msl. It has one runway designated 05/23 with a grass surface measuring 3,363 feet long and 197 feet wide.

This Investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from:

Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses

Zone Sud – Batiment 153

10 rue de Paris

Aeroport du Bourget

93352 Le Bourget Cedex

France

Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00

Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03

E-mail: info@bea-fr.org

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses.