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Light Aircraft Crashes Near Le Havre Airport, Pilot Sought

Authorities have activated the Orsec Sater rescue plan to coordinate the search.

Overview

  • The DR400 departed around 7:50 a.m. and came down in allotment gardens near the end of the Le Havre–Octeville runway.
  • Prefect Jean-Benoît Albertini activated the Orsec Sater air–land rescue response.
  • According to the flight plan, only the pilot was on board, and police and firefighters are conducting searches.
  • Debris was found quickly in the area, where heavy fog was reported that morning by local media.
  • A witness alerted emergency services after hearing the crash, and the cause has not been determined.