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Crash of a Cessna 340A in Magny-lès-Villers

Date & Time: Dec 2, 2024 at 1457 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N340GJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Beaune - Beaune
MSN:
340A-0637
YOM:
1978
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew (one pilot and one copilot) were completing a local training flight out from Beaune-Challenges Airport. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crash landed in a vineyard located in Magny-lès-Villers, about 10 km north of the airfield, bursting into flames. Both occupants evacuated the cabin and were seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed by fire.