Death of Gérard Leclerc: the circumstances of the accident revealed

Death of Gérard Leclerc: the circumstances of the accident revealed

The Bureau of Investigation and Analysis has published its report on the plane crash that cost the lives of the journalist and his two passengers.

On August 15, 2023, Gérard Leclerc was piloting a tourist plane in Loire-Atlantique before crashing. The journalist and half-brother of Julien Clerc died, as did Michèle Monory and one of her friends, also present on board.

On Friday, July 12, the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) released its official report. Quoted by West Francethis report states that the pilot has “ very probably ” was the victim of a ” spatial disorientation ” due to cloud cover. Despite the capricious weather that day, Gérard Leclerc had still taken off to attend a Julien Clerc concert.

According to investigators, with ” a bad radio frequency “, the journalist would have ” began to descend, probably to avoid sea inlets ” While he was supposed to cross a cloud band, he ” did not realize that he was starting a turn from the right with a high rate of climb. »

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