Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile

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air accident investigation agency government agency

The Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile is France’s official air accident investigation agency responsible for determining the causes of civil aviation incidents and improving flight safety.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety	3
Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile canonical	2
Bureau d’Enquêtes Accidents	1
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation Civile	1
French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3146576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile
Context triple: [Direction générale de l’aviation civile, subsidiary, Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile]

A. Direction générale de l’aviation civile
The Direction générale de l’aviation civile is France’s national civil aviation authority, responsible for regulating and overseeing civil air transport, airspace, and aviation safety.
B. Civil Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating airline routes, fares, and accident investigations before its key functions were reassigned and it was ultimately dissolved.
C. Civil Aviation Safety Authority
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is Australia’s national aviation regulator responsible for overseeing civil aviation safety standards and compliance.
D. Directorate General of Civil Aviation
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is India’s national civil aviation authority responsible for regulating air transport services, enforcing aviation safety standards, and overseeing aircraft and pilot certification.
E. Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil
The Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil is Mexico’s national civil aviation authority responsible for regulating and overseeing the safety and operation of the country’s air transport system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile
Target entity description: The Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile is France’s official air accident investigation agency responsible for determining the causes of civil aviation incidents and improving flight safety.

A. Direction générale de l’aviation civile
The Direction générale de l’aviation civile is France’s national civil aviation authority, responsible for regulating and overseeing civil air transport, airspace, and aviation safety.
B. Civil Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating airline routes, fares, and accident investigations before its key functions were reassigned and it was ultimately dissolved.
C. Civil Aviation Safety Authority
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is Australia’s national aviation regulator responsible for overseeing civil aviation safety standards and compliance.
D. Directorate General of Civil Aviation
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is India’s national civil aviation authority responsible for regulating air transport services, enforcing aviation safety standards, and overseeing aircraft and pilot certification.
E. Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil
The Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil is Mexico’s national civil aviation authority responsible for regulating and overseeing the safety and operation of the country’s air transport system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air accident investigation agency ⓘ government agency ⓘ
appliesStandard	ICAO Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation ⓘ
cooperatesWith	European Union Aviation Safety Agency ⓘ linked to: EASA International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ foreign air accident investigation authorities ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
doesNotDetermine	criminal liability ⓘ
focusesOn	prevention of future accidents ⓘ
hasInvestigationDomain	aircraft accidents ⓘ serious incidents in civil aviation ⓘ
headquartersCountry	France ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Le Bourget ⓘ linked to: Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis
inception	1946 ⓘ
isPartOf	French civil aviation safety system ⓘ
jurisdiction	France ⓘ
legalForm	French government service ⓘ
locatedIn	Le Bourget Airport ⓘ linked to: Paris–Le Bourget Airport
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Seine-Saint-Denis ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
logoFileName	Logo BEA France ⓘ
mandate	improvement of aviation safety ⓘ investigation of civil aviation accidents ⓘ investigation of civil aviation incidents ⓘ
nativeName	Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	fr ⓘ
notableInvestigation	Air France Flight 447 accident investigation ⓘ linked to: Air France Flight 447 Concorde crash near Paris in 2000 ⓘ
officialLanguage	French ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.bea.aero ⓘ
parentOrganization	Direction générale de l’aviation civile ⓘ Ministry for the Ecological Transition (France) ⓘ linked to: French Ministry for the Environment
precededBy	Bureau d’Enquêtes Accidents ⓘ linked to: Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile
publishes	accident investigation reports ⓘ safety recommendations ⓘ
reportType	technical safety investigation report ⓘ
scopeOfWork	occurrences in French territory involving civil aircraft ⓘ occurrences involving French-registered aircraft worldwide ⓘ
sector	civil aviation ⓘ
shortName	BEA ⓘ
subjectOf	French Transport Code provisions on safety investigations ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Direction générale de l’aviation civile → subsidiary → Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile ⓘ

Air France Flight 447 → investigatingAuthority → Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety ⓘ