Belgian light plane crashed near Dijon (F)

Established02 · Post by **Established02** » 09 Oct 2004, 19:22

In Dutch

http://www.standaard.be/nieuws/buitenla ... 102004_010

Post by **sn26567** » 10 Oct 2004, 09:35

In English: https://www.aviation24.be/article6062.html

buran · Post by **buran** » 10 Oct 2004, 10:37

I'm not sure but it seems to be the N20VP. Can somebody confirm this ?

SAB-OM · Post by **SAB-OM** » 10 Oct 2004, 10:57

I can confirm that the departure airport was not Kortrijk EBKT
there were no flights to Lyon yesterday
unless they made a stop somewhere else and filed a flightplan to lyon
from that airport

registration?

buran · Post by **buran** » 10 Oct 2004, 11:19

Look at this:

http://www.vrtnieuws.be/nieuwsnet_maste ... index.html

Comparing it with pictures I took at Ostend it seems to be the N20VP(ex OO-RVP). Still this has not been confirmed.

MKAirlines · Post by **MKAirlines** » 10 Oct 2004, 11:31

SAB-OM wrote:I can confirm that the departure airport was not Kortrijk EBKT
there were no flights to Lyon yesterday
unless they made a stop somewhere else and filed a flightplan to lyon
from that airport

registration?

Yesterday they said on the news the plane departed from OST

Greetings

buran · Post by **buran** » 10 Oct 2004, 12:24

I've placed 2 pictures of the suspected aircraft here:

http://keyhole.freeprohost.com/airshow/ ... shpage.htm

I hope it isn't true but I am fearing the worst.

MR · Post by MR » 10 Oct 2004, 13:44

buran wrote:I've placed 2 pictures of the suspected aircraft here:

http://keyhole.freeprohost.com/airshow/ ... shpage.htm

I hope it isn't true but I am fearing the worst.

Quick information!!! Nice work Buran, although it's bad news for G.A.

'pilots don't die, they fly away for ever....'

Post by **luchtzak** » 10 Oct 2004, 20:00

buran wrote:I'm not sure but it seems to be the N20VP. Can somebody confirm this ?

Aircraft was indeed N20VP, took off from Ostend.

Very sad news

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 10 Oct 2004, 22:29

Extremely sad indeed; 4 people who will never return home.

The pilot was Roland Van Poucke, co-owner www.huktra.com

regi · Post by **regi** » 10 Oct 2004, 22:58

to LG-LGX

Does Mr. Van Poucke had a son called "GERT"?

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 10 Oct 2004, 23:20

Sorry Regi, I don't know the family - but I do know that there's a Tim and a Gerd Van Poucke at Huktra.

Post by **sn26567** » 11 Oct 2004, 11:02

SAB-OM wrote:I can confirm that the departure airport was not Kortrijk EBKT
there were no flights to Lyon yesterday

You did not read the article above, where it said the plane departed from Ostend!

regi · Post by **regi** » 11 Oct 2004, 14:22

to Lg LGX

thank you,

I have known Gerd a long time ago.
They used to live in the Engeledalenlaan, Assebroek, Brugge
Te reason why I referred to Gerd was that I knew his father had a big transportcompany i n Zeebrugge
In a previous post about the airplanes at Ostend, where I referred to Bart Grabiels who crashed during his honeymoon on the Maldives, well, Bart was of the same year and school as Gerd.
Coincidence.

regi · Post by **regi** » 11 Oct 2004, 16:57

yes group,

it is just confirmed to me that it is indeed the father of Gerd who crashed , together with his mother. I have known these people years ago and all I can say it were genuinly nice people. very sad indeed.
They lived now in Damme, near Brugge.

Gnatman · Post by **Gnatman** » 12 Oct 2004, 23:51

The two passengers were Raf and Lucy Meire and were long time friends. While it may seem strange that they flew from Belgium to France for dinner, it was one of their great pleasures in life. They will be greatly missed by their friends all over the world.

Post by **sn26567** » 13 Oct 2004, 09:09

Welcome to Luchtzak, Gnatman.

I feel sorry for your friends.

Fly-CAT · Post by **Fly-CAT** » 14 Oct 2004, 00:16

Roland, his wife Rita and friends flew to La Chassagne to celebrate his birthday. So not just to eat, but to take the weekend. Besides that, an ex-SNmember (and so am I) should understand the fact that some people are bitten by what we call the 'fly-microbe'. Has to be mentionned that Roland was a very very good pilot. He was a member of the Noordzee Vliegclub, as well as Raf Meire.
I felt sad reading the comment of André on this forum on 11/10/2004. It's not only up to professional pilots to fly, on the contrary. And it is definitely not just a 'pastime'.
Sorry if my comment seems a bit strong, no hard feelings, André, but somehow it's rough to make a comment like that after what happened. I can only imagine what his family would feel if they would read this....
For those interested in sending some words of condolence to family and friends from Roland: see gastenboek on www.nzvc.be or visit the Huktra-site.

Post by **Bottie** » 14 Oct 2004, 00:48

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/690282/L/

Comment says it all ...