ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24521
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Date: | Saturday 11 January 2003 |
Time: | 12:55 |
Type: | Robinson R44 |
Owner/operator: | Heli-Europe SARL |
Registration: | F-GYDH |
MSN: | 1082 |
Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gréolières-les-Neiges -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Cannes–Mandelieu Airport, Cannes, France (CEQ/LFMD) |
Destination airport: | Gréolières-les-Neiges |
Investigating agency: | BEA |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The helicopter departed Cannes-Mandelieu airfield with three persons on board for a sightseeing flight over the hinterland. Several witnesses saw the helicopter fly West to a snow-covered ridge line, and then fly over the trails ski station of Greolieres-les-Neiges. All three persons on board sustained fatal injuries.
Cause of accident: Per a rough translation from the official BEA report "Insufficient Engine Power Available for Mass and Altitude. Low RRPM system(s) possibly inoperative. Control Lost."
Sources:
1.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=49013 2.
https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2003/f-dh030111/pdf/f-dh030111.pdf?PHPSESSID=0c969f73988c67bf38f433c241fcd5f9 [French text]
3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html;jsessionid=0D802EDB7BA403CEC712D92F7AE6D618 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
18-Dec-2011 21:55 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
02-Sep-2016 20:37 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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