listIn the morning of 15 August, a Robin DR.400/140B Dauphin 4 (registered F-GMXY) departed for a domestic flight between Loudun and La Baule, France. The aircraft – carrying three passengers – disappeared from radar. The last location was seen in the river Loire, close to Lavau-sur-Loire.
Shortly after the incident, a search-and-rescue was started.
At around 18:30 (UTC +2), debris was reported in the water and one of the three bodies was recovered.
A firefighter squad is still looking for the two other occupants, which are presumed dead.
One of the three persons onboard was journalist Gérard Leclerc (CNews, ex-France 2), who was piloting the aircraft.
A Robin DR.400/140B (F-GMXY) crashed into the Loire River near Lavau-sur-Loire in France with three persons on board. https://t.co/vAsqvQxxBz pic.twitter.com/GphKqELCHK
— Aviation Safety Network (ASN) (@AviationSafety) August 15, 2023
