ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220611
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| Date: | Monday 7 January 2019 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Air Plus Hélicoptères / Cdc Group |
| Registration: | F-GKMQ |
| MSN: | 4847 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puylaurens, Tarn -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter crashed while trying to install a telephone communication mast as a helicopter external sling load operation (HESLO). The pilot died in the crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/un-mort-dans-un-crash-d-helicoptere-dans-le-tarn-1546871432
https://actu.fr/occitanie/puylaurens_81219/tarn-pilote-helicoptere-trouve-mort-dans-accident_20681078.html
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-de-lairbus-as350-immatricule-f-gkmq-survenu-le-07012019-a-puylaurens-81/
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/loc-heslo-construction-hover/
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http://www.pictaero.com/fr/pictures/dl,275641,2017-12-14,1,m,1
Location
Images:
Photo: BEA
Media:
#BEA unable to establish reason for LOC in hover. Pilot had unreported back condition. #HESLO technique required awkward body position. Recommendations on #wellbeing and personal readiness.https://t.co/0vgMZhG02J#helicopter #accident #health #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/BNUn6ln6wr
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) October 31, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2019 15:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jan-2019 16:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Country, Nature, Source] |
| 07-Jan-2019 16:56 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 07-Jan-2019 16:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2019 19:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2019 19:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 07-Jan-2019 20:06 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jan-2019 20:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2019 19:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2019 19:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2019 22:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 09-Jan-2019 12:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Jan-2019 21:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2019 05:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Sep-2020 12:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2020 15:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Dec-2020 16:46 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
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