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Morbihan

Crash of a Piper PA-46R-350T Matrix in Vannes

Date & Time: Oct 5, 2020 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
Operator:
Indigo Aviation
Registration:
N898BB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Vannes - La Môle
MSN:
46-92057
YOM:
2008
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
845
Captain / Total hours on type:
565.00
Circumstances:
On the morning of the day of the accident, the pilot, accompanied by a passenger, flew under IFR flight mode from La Môle (83) to Quiberon (56). The flight took 3 hours and 40 minutes and the return was scheduled in the afternoon. After landing in Quiberon, the pilot learned that there was no possibility to refuel with AVGAS, information that was not specified by NOTAM. The pilot then decided to refuel at Vannes-Meucon Airport before leaving to St Tropez-La Môle. He said he was upset by this situation and by the bad weather conditions in the area. During the pre-flight visit to Quiberon, the pilot added oil. He indicates that he also carried out a pre-flight inspection before takeoff from Vannes. During the takeoff roll from runway 22 at Vannes-Meucon Airport, the rotation took place in the first third of the runway. Just after liftoff, he saw the engine cowling open. He immediately thaught he forgot to tighten the dipstick and decided to abort the takeoff and landed on the remaining runway. The runway being long, he believed he can stop before the runway end. He put the power levers in the "full, reduced and choke" position and tried to land the plane quickly. As the aircraft already reached a high speed, it landed 200 metres short of runway end and deviated longitudinally and crossed the runway end safety area, known as RESA. It came to a stop a 100 metres further on an embankment. The left wing was partially torn off and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. There was no fire. Both occupants escaped uninjured.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft 1900D off Vannes: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1998 at 1558 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 1900D
Operator:
Registration:
F-GSJM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lyon - Lorient
MSN:
UE-238
YOM:
1996
Flight number:
PRB706
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Captain / Total flying hours:
3072
Captain / Total hours on type:
1356.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1016
Copilot / Total hours on type:
361
Aircraft flight hours:
3342
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Lyon-Satolas Airport, the crew was approaching Lorient-Lann-Bihoué Airport when he contacted ATC and requested a special clearance to cancel his IFR flight plan for a visual circuit over the Bay of Quiberon to show the 'Norway' ship (ex France) to the passengers. While cruising under VFR mode in excellent weather conditions at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft collided with a private Cessna 177 Cardinal registered F-GAJE and owned by the Aéro Club de Vannes. Following the collision, both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Bay of Quiberon about 1,500 metres from the ship and 10 km off Quiberon. All 14 people on board the Beech 1900D as well as the pilot of the Cessna 177 were killed.
Probable cause:
The collision was due to the absence of visual detection of the other aircraft by each of the two crews in an uncontrolled Class G Airspace where collision avoidance relies exclusively on external vigilance ("See and Avoid" rule). The decision to change the flight regime and trajectory placed the crew of the Beech 1900D in an improvised and unusual flight situation with a public transport aircraft. The following contributing factors have been identified:
- The pilots, on different frequencies, were unaware of their mutual presence,
- The pilots had their attention focused on the ship 'Norway',
- The organization of the activity in the cockpit of the Beech 1900D and its ergonomics did not allow effective monitoring, particularly towards the outside of the turn,
- The dead angles of the Cessna 177 probably masked the Beech 1900D from its pilot while both aircraft were approaching each other,
- The position of the sun may have hampered the pilot of the Cessna 177,
- The Cessna 177 transponder was off, thus the aircraft could not be viewed on the ATC radar based in Lorient. As a result, he was unable to provide traffic information to the crew of the Beech 1900D.
Final Report:

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Vannes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
F8+??
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Vannes - Vannes
MSN:
4069
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from Vannes Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Walter Heyd, pilot,
Uffz Leo von Stieglitz, observer,
Uffz Alfred Heimann, mechanic,
Gefr Eduard Lacina, air gunner,
Joachim Gottzmann, inspector.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Malpas: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1941 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
6N+FL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vannes - Vannes
MSN:
2432
Location:
Malpas
Cheshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The bomber departed Vannes Airfield on an operation to England. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter and crashed in Malpas. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Schmidt, pilot,
Gefr Ottmar Schimmeyer, flight engineer,
Gefr Oskar Rittershaus, †
Fw Ernst Hirschall. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Laval: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vannes - Dijon
MSN:
3320
Location:
Laval
Mayenne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was transferred from Vannes to Dijon-Longvic AFB when it crashed in unknown circumstances near Laval. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Reinhold Wiessner, pilot, †
Ofw Erich Kraft, mechanic, †
Fw Karl Schray, radio operator,
Uffz Alfred Schnülgen, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Vannes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6865
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Vannes, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Lt Wolfram Kortemeier,
Ogfr Franziskus Kremer,
Fw Karl Wanninger.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Vannes

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1T+?H
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3501
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Vannes Airport. All four crew members were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Oblt Werner Plümecke,
Lt Hans Ullrich,
Uffz Helmut Kaletta,
Fw Kurt Gross.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Vannes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
6N+??
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2726
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff from Vannes Airport for unknown reasons. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Nilius,
Hptm Hans Georg Begemann,
Oblt Günter Jürgens.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-1 in Vannes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
6N+MH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5247
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the airport of Vannes, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Ofw Karl Sander Karl,
Gefr Kurt Babel,
Fw Helmut Eilers.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Vannes

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
6N+ML
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5455
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Vannes Airport, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Heinkel He.111 registered 6N+AL. There were no casualties. 6N+ML was destroyed and 6N+AL was repaired.
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