ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162810
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| Date: | 20-DEC-2013 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Astro |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Cognac Sarl |
| Registration: | F-GPJG |
| MSN: | 0567 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dordogne River, near Lugon-et-l'île-du-Carnay -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Château de la Rivière |
| Château de la Rivière | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Four people including a Chinese billionaire and his 12-year-old son died after the helicopter that was overflying his newly purchased French vineyard crashed into the Dordogne river.
According to the BEA the accident was probably due to the decision to initiate and continue a flight very low height above water.
Several factors have contributed to this event according to the BEA final report:
- the difficulty of assessing a height above a body of water;
- the inconvenience caused by the sun's position low on the horizon;
- the mood of the day that have prompted the pilot to improvise developments.
Sources:
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/12/20/97001-20131220FILWWW00496-un-helicoptere-s-ecrase-en-gironde.php
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/chinese-billionaire/930064.html
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/386004/chinese-billionaire-missing-after-france-helicopter-cras
https://www.bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2013/f-jg131220.en/pdf/f-jg131220.en.pdf
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/21/us-france-china-chateau-idUSBRE9BK05W20131221?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/530352-accident-bordeaux.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20131223X13312&key=1
http://aeroporttlp.canalblog.com/
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-billionaire-and-french-winemaker-die-in-helicopter-crash-while-celebrating-chateau-sale-2013-12
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2013 08:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Dec-2013 08:37 | harro | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2013 11:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2013 19:55 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 21-Dec-2013 20:27 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Dec-2013 02:14 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2013 08:40 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities] |
| 05-Feb-2014 01:32 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2014 16:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 05-Apr-2015 09:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2017 18:12 | helicoman | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Dec-2017 18:07 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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