Overview
- The plane disappeared in the early evening on Sunday after departing from the Saint-Girons aero club in southwest Ariège.
- The Saint-Girons club alerted the Lyon-based Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center, which sent gendarmerie and civil-security helicopters to search.
- A gendarmerie helicopter located the wreck in the Pyrénées and mountain rescuers confirmed the deaths of all four occupants.
- Firefighters and gendarmes combed the area on the ground as access to the crash site in the Bethmale sector proved difficult.
- Identities have not been released, with unconfirmed reports suggesting an instructor and three students were aboard, and the cause remains undetermined with no notable weather hazards reported.