Plane crash in Revel southeast of Toulouse, the 22-year-old pilot died
A terrible accident took place Tuesday before 8 p.m. in Revel, at a place called La Rute, south-east of Toulouse. A passenger plane crashed into a hedge near a property. Twenty firefighters and five vehicles rushed to the scene. They found the victim in cardiopulmonary arrest and attempted to resuscitate him. The pilot eventually diedvictim of the violence of the shock. He was only 22 years old, and was alone on board according to his flying club. The single engine was found broken into several pieces.
The plane came to the aid of a glider
The plane took off from Graulhet on Tuesdayin the Tarn, about 40 kilometers to the north, to help gliders stuck at Belloc aerodrome located northwest of Revel. This aerodrome is used for the practice of leisure activities and tourism and has not been known to have had a fatal accident in the last 50 years.
According to the mayor of Revel, Laurent Hourquet, the touring plane reportedly suffered an engine failure while treating the struggling glider, before hitting a tree. According to our information, the two people in the glider unhooked after seeing that the plane towing them had a problem and were able to land without damage. The pilots all supplied from Graulhet aerodrome. An investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the tragedy. The gendarmes and the BEA, office of investigations and analyzesare on site this Wednesday morning.
The accident aircraft was an adapted tug, approved for this kind of glider towing operations; a powerful aircraft that can do 1,000km at a stretch in theory.