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Pilot dies in ULM crash in France’s Doubs region
A 43-year-old pilot died in a ULM crash on Tuesday morning near Pays-de-Clerval, in eastern France’s Doubs region.
A ULM is a small, lightweight aircraft, and witnesses reported seeing the aircraft on fire before it crashed at about 9:50 a.m.
The aircraft came down in a wooded field, scattering debris over a wide area.
Gendarmes and firefighters secured the site and searched for other victims; no other injuries were reported.
The crash’s cause is not yet known, and investigators are collecting evidence from the wreckage.
Air-transport gendarmes and aviation experts are investigating, and the inquiry is expected to take time.
A 43-year-old pilot died when his ultralight aircraft crashed in Pays-de-Clerval, in France’s Doubs region, on November 3.
Witnesses saw the aircraft on fire before it crashed at about 9:50 a.m.
The aircraft came down in a wooded field near a forest.
The cause of the crash is unknown and is under investigation.
Authorities said no other victims appeared to have been involved.
- Who
- A 43-year-old pilot died. No other victims appeared to be involved.
- What
- An ultralight aircraft crashed after witnesses saw it on fire.
- When
- November 3, at about 9:50 a.m.
- Where
- Pays-de-Clerval, in the Doubs region of France.
- Why
- The cause is unknown and is being investigated.
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The ultralight crashed in a wooded field in Pays-de-Clerval after witnesses saw it on fire.
Gendarmes and firefighters secured the area and searched for debris and any other victims.
- Pilot
- 43 years old
- Aircraft
- Ultralight aircraft (ULM)
- Crash location
- Pays-de-Clerval, Doubs, France
- Approximate crash time
- 9:50 a.m. on November 3
- Investigation
- Led by the air transport gendarmerie brigade based at Basel-Mulhouse
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