Overview
- A two-seat deltaplane crashed into a cliff seconds after takeoff at the La Sapinière site, killing the pilot and his passenger.
- The accident occurred around 08:00 on Sunday, September 20, during the final day of the 53rd Coupe Icare.
- The pilot was reported as a known, experienced Franco-British flyer in his forties and his tandem passenger also died on impact.
- The deltaplane's reserve parachute deployed but did not prevent the collision and the Peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne (PGHM) was sent to the scene.
- Organizers suspended aerial activities for the day, opened a crisis cell, and the prosecutor’s office has launched a formal investigation to determine the cause.