Socata TB20 accident at Pleslin-Trigavou (F-GKVZ)

Flight details and accident sequence On 17 November 2018, Socata TB20 F-GKVZ departed Laval-Entrammes at approximately 14:55 local time for Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo under an IFR flight plan. Two of the aircraft's three co-owners were aboard. The pilot in the right seat held an instrument rating and conducted radio communications, while the left-seat occupant held a private pilot licence without an instrument qualification. During the RNAV (GNSS) approach to runway 35, the aircraft deviated left of the approach axis twice. After the second deviation, the controller advised the crew of a 0.75 NM left offset. The crew acknowledged and corrected, but the aircraft's vertical speed increased to 800 ft/min. At 15:23:59, the right-seat occupant read back the tower's instruction. Shortly afterward, radar contact was lost and radio attempts failed. Witnesses about 2 NM from the runway threshold reported the aircraft emerging from cloud at very low altitude, striking treetops, and disappearing behind a grove. The wreckage was found in a nearby pond, and both occupants were killed on impact.