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Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety

French civil aviation accident investigation agency

Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety

Summary

French civil aviation accident investigation agency

FieldValue
agency_nameBureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety
nativenameBureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile
sealBureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (logo).svg
seal_width200px
pictureFullsizeoutput 6383 47351549981 o.jpg
formed1946
jurisdictionFrench territory and French aircraft
headquartersLe Bourget Airport
employees96 (December 2019)
chief1_namePierre-Yves Huerre
chief1_positionDirector (since 2024)
parent_agencyFrench Ministry of Transport
websitebea.aero/en/

the French agency

The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (, BEA) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and incidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations.

Its headquarters are at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in Le Bourget, near Paris. The BEA has 96 employees in 2019, including 30 investigators and 12 investigative assistants. It is under the authority of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing.

The BEA was created in 1946. It operates under, amongst other texts, the French civil aviation and transports codes.

Following international rules, French authorities are responsible for investigating all aircraft accidents occurring in French territory or airspace, as well as accidents involving French aircraft occurring in international airspace or in other countries if the local authorities do not open a technical enquiry. They may also assist foreign investigation authorities at their request. They are also the investigating party for all aircraft manufactured by the multinational Airbus.

, the head of the BEA is Pierre-Yves Huerre, who began his term on 1 January 2024. Previous BEA heads include Jean-Paul Troadec, and Rémi Jouty, engineer general of the Bridges, Waters and Forests.

Facilities

Building 153, the head office of the BEA

It is headquartered in Building 153 on the grounds of Paris–Le Bourget Airport in Le Bourget, near Paris. The BEA building is located in front of the French Air and Space Museum and houses offices and laboratories. The BEA building at Le Bourget has over 5000 sqm of space; it had been expanded to that amount in 2002, and to 3000 sqm by 1999. Previously the building had 1000 sqm of space.

In addition the BEA has facilities at Melun Aerodrome. They include hangars and protected areas with a combined total of 6000 sqm of space. The BEA also has hangars and protected areas in Bonneuil-sur-Marne. The BEA has satellite offices in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Rennes, and Toulouse.

At one time the head office of the Bureau d'Enquêtes-Accidents (as it was known before 2001, and is still frequently if loosely referred to) was in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.

References

References

  1. [https://www.bea.aero/anglaise/bea/bea.htm "Who are we?] {{webarchive. link. (2 July 2007 " Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.)
  2. "[https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-uf090502.en/pdf/f-uf090502.en.pdf Report Incident on 2 May 2009 on approach to Antalya (Turkey) to the Boeing 737-300 registered F-GFUF operated by Europe Airpost]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120208122101/http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-uf090502.en/pdf/f-uf090502.en.pdf Archive]) Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 1. Retrieved on 26 May 2011. "Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile – Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable, des Transports et du Logement"
  3. . (January 30, 2020). ["Regulatory framework"](https://www.bea.aero/en/the-bea/legal-context/). *Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile*.
  4. "Article L1621-2 du Code des transports".
  5. {{CELEX. 32010R0996
  6. "Pierre-Yves Huerre, Director of BEA". Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety.
  7. "BEA Annual Report 2012".
  8. {{cite French arrêté
  9. "[https://www.bea.aero/img/plan.d.acces.bea.pdf Plan d’accès au BEA]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150620175940/http://www.bea.aero/img/plan.d.acces.bea.pdf Archive]) Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 17 June 2010.
  10. "[https://www.bea.aero/img/interface/header_logo_et_coord.gif header_logo_et_coord.gif] {{webarchive. link. (13 January 2016 ." Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 17 June 2010. "Bâtiment 153 10 rue de Paris Zone Sud Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget cedex")
  11. "[https://archive.today/20030218170943/http://bea.aero/francais/bea/bea.htm Qui sommes-nous?]" () Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 18 February 2003. Retrieved on 5 May 2011. "Les bureaux et laboratoires du BEA sont situés sur le site de l'aéroport du Bourget, en face du Musée de l'Air. Cet ensemble de 3 000 m² est en cours d'aménagement pour faire face aux nouveaux besoins en salles de travail et ateliers. La surface disponible passera à 5 000 m² en 2002. Le BEA dispose aussi sur l'aérodrome de Melun de 6 000 m² de hangars et d'espaces protégés."
  12. "[https://archive.today/20030607043425/http://bea.aero/anglaise/bea/qui.htm Who are we?]" () Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 5 May 2011. "The BEA's offices and technical services are located in the Paris Region at La Bourget Airport. The building currently in use has 1000 m² and is being extended so as to meet future needs in terms of offices and workshops. In 1999 the space available will exceed 3000 m². The BEA also has 6000 m² of hangars and protected areas at its disposal at Melun aerodrome."
  13. "[https://archive.today/20061013160350/http://www.bea.aero/francais/bea/qui.htm Qui sommes-nous?]" () Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 13 October 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2011. "Le BEA dispose aussi de hangars et d'espaces protégés sur l'aérodrome de Melun ainsi qu'à Bonneuil-sur-Marne. Le BEA possède des antennes à Toulouse, Bordeaux, Rennes et Aix-en-Provence."
  14. "[https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1982/f-gk820317/pdf/f-gk820317.pdf f-gk820317.pdf]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140221183656/http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1982/f-gk820317/pdf/f-gk820317.pdf Archive]) Original report by the Civil Aviation & Meteorology Authority, Yemen Arab Republic, distributed by the ''Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents''. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "246, rue Lecourbe 75732 PARIS – France"
  15. "[https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001207X03552&ntsbno=NYC95WA234&akey=1 NYC95WA234]." [[National Transportation Safety Board]]. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "Bureau Enquetes-Accidents 246, rue Lecourbe 75732 Paris Cedex 15 FRANCE
  16. (12 June 2003). "Commission d'Enquête Accident du CHSCT-PN Air France (CEA) Accident CONCORDE du 25 juillet 2000. 5-Retour d'expérience Incidents, incidents graves, accidents". "Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents (IGAC/SA.E).
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