Accident Robin DR.400/180 Regent F-BUSU,
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Date:Saturday 27 May 2023
Time:c. 12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DR40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robin DR.400/180 Regent
Owner/operator:Aéro-club de Bigorre
Registration: F-BUSU
MSN: 881
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Laloubère -   France
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tarbes/Laloubere Airfield (LFDT)
Destination airport:Tarbes/Laloubere Airfield (LFDT)
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A Robin DR.400/180 Regent crashed on a golf course in Laloubère after the engine lost power on approach.
Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Contributing factors
The following factors contributed to the starvation of the fuel system:
- Incomplete preparation for the flight, which did not give an accurate knowledge of the distribution of fuel in the tanks;
- a lack of training in fuel management on aircraft equipped with several tanks

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA2023-0182
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.nrpyrenees.fr/2023/05/27/laloubere-un-avion-secrase-sur-le-golf-des-tumulus-11223984.php
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-robin-dr400-registered-f-busu-on-27-05-2023-at-laloubere/
http://www.aeroclubdebigorre.com/index.php?page=flotte&type=F-BUSU

https://www.flickr.com/photos/67778944@N06/52694511371/in/photolist-23G3fBS-2nc8qHz-2ohr9o8-Y1VtyB/lightbox/ (photo)


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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-May-2023 12:19 gerard57 Added
27-May-2023 12:49 RobertMB Updated
27-May-2023 16:52 harro Updated
05-Jun-2023 16:15 harro Updated
13-Mar-2024 18:54 ASN Updated [Narrative, Accident report]
09-Apr-2024 07:43 ASN Updated [Accident report]

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