What happened
On January 8, 2012, at approximately 1615 UTC, a Cessna 152, registration F-GLPO, crashed at the Enghien-Moisselles Airfield in Moisselles, France. The aircraft, operated by Aero-Club Les Ailerons d'Enghien-Moisselles, had departed from the same airfield roughly ten minutes earlier at 1605 UTC.
During the flight, which was conducted under visual meteorological conditions, the aircraft was observed by witnesses and tracked via radar. Data indicated the airplane was stabilized at 800 feet above ground level when it suddenly entered an abrupt dive toward the terrain. The impact was high-energy, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and one passenger sustained 2 fatal injuries.