A plane crashed in vineyards located in the town of Magny-lès-Villers (Côte-d’Or), Monday December 2. Two men, aged 41 and 60, were treated by emergency services in serious condition. The pilot and his instructor managed to escape from the twin-engine Cessna 340A before the arrival of 24 firefighters from several fire stations, indicates France Blue Burgundy. According to The Public Goodthe victims were hospitalized, but their lives were no longer in danger on Tuesday December 3.
A demonstration flight?
The gendarmes from the Accident Investigation Office (BEA) and those from the Basel-Mulhouse Air Transport Brigade (BGTA) went to the scene to carry out initial investigations and try to understand the circumstances of this accident.
According to information from the FlightAware site, relayed by France 3 Burgundythe plane would belong to the SCH aviation Inc Trustee, based in the United Kingdom. He had accumulated more than 3,700 flight hours and was overhauled last summer. According to another specialized site, it is currently for sale, which may suggest a demonstration flight gone wrong.
The mayor calls for an end to “voyeurism”
Indeed, FlightRadar spotted a takeoff in Beaune around 2:05 p.m. Then the plane carried out maneuvers at different altitudes and sharp turns for an hour. He crashed in the vineyards when the weather was bad, with lots of fog and little light.
“It hit a tree and crashed into the vines, it made a racket, you can’t even imagine,” testifies a worker present near the vines with the Public Good. While awaiting the continuation of the investigation, the mayor of Magny-lès-Villers calls for everyone’s responsibility. “Since this morning (Monday December 2), people have continued to march to the scene. We must still realize that this is a serious accident,” laments Valérie Dureuil. The elected official asks to stop “voyeurism” and to let the police work.
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