Overview

• CCTV footage captures the Robin DR-400 drifting over the Leysse River before a sudden nose-dive into the ground yards south of the runway.
• Authorities identified the victims as one male pilot and two female passengers who died on impact without the aircraft catching fire.
• Firefighters from the Savoie departmental fire and rescue service, SAMU medics and gendarmerie units have secured the crash site and are providing psychological support to witnesses and families.
• The plane caused only minor property damage by destroying a perimeter fence and narrowly missed nearby homes in the residential area.
• Investigators have opened a judicial probe to establish the precise cause of the accident, raising questions about light-aircraft safety in the Alpine tourist corridor.