page_title: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Building 153, the head office of the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile - 200 rue de Paris Zone sud Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget cedex Español: Edificio 153, la sede del Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile - 200 rue de Paris Zone sud Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget cedex Français&#160;: Bâtiment 153, le siège du Bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile - 200 rue de Paris Zone sud Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget cedex Esperanto: Ĉefa oficejo de la Buroo pri enketado de aviakatastrofoj en Parizo - 200 rue de Paris Zone sud Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget cedex.
context_page_description: The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety 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 120 employees, 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; in particular, BEA technical assistance is often sought by nations that do not wish to engage with the American FAA for political reasons.
context_section_description: 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 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) of space; it had been expanded to that amount in 2002, and to 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) by 1999. Previously the building had 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) of space.
  In addition the BEA has facilities at Melun Aerodrome. They include hangars and protected areas with a combined total of 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) 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 Enquêtes-Accidents (as it used to be known, and is still frequently if loosely referred to) was in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
caption: Building 153, the head office of the BEA
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