BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

01/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/13/2026 09:28

Accident to the fixed-wing microlight Leopold Didier Pti'Tavion identified 03AEG on 18/07/2024 at Isle-Saint-Georges

Accident to the fixed-wing microlight Leopold Didier Pti'Tavion identified 03AEG on 18/07/2024 at Isle-Saint-Georges

Mid-air rupture of a wing, loss of control, collision with ground, in instruction

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed
Progress: 100%

A few minutes into the flight, the left wing of the microlight ruptured close to the strut fastenings. It is probable that the bending damage and the sudden ruptures observed were due to the exceedance of the maximum permissible load on the wing structure. The BEA was not able to determine if this rupture was the result of high load factors, a weakness in the wing structure or a combination of these two factors.

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General information
Local date 18/07/2024
Responsible entity France - BEA
State or area of occurrence France - 33 Gironde
Location Isle-Saint-Georges
Human consequences Fatal
Number of death 2
Aircraft consequences Destroyed
Occurrence class Accident
Occurence category LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight, SCF-NP: System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant]
File number BEA2024-0274
Flight Information
Aircraft category Microlight - Microlight-Class 3-Fixed wing
Operator France - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model OTHER
Aircraft Registration 03AEG
State of registry France
Last departure point France - Other (P-F ULM Château Vénus (LF 3357))
Planned destination France - Unknown
Flight phase En route
Serial number 24
Operator Type AG Private owner
Operation Type Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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