Date:	Friday 31 August 2012
Time:	11:00 LT
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Hélicoptères de France
Registration:	F-GPHE
MSN:	3313
Year of manufacture:	2000
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Arrens-Marsous, near Argelès-Gazost -   France
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Arrens-Marsous
Destination airport:	Arrens-Marsous
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The helicopter removal, rotor turning, two persons for the maintenance of a power pole. During the return to clear the area, the main rotor blades hit the power line.

One occupant suffered moderate injuries, the other one non to minor.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/08/31/97001-20120831FILWWW00541-2-blesses-dans-un-accident-d-helicoptere.php
https://fr.reuters.com/article/frEuroRpt/idFRL6E8JV92B20120831
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/info/l-helico-se-crashe--deux-blesses-75308835.html
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.35.pdf

http://www.pictaero.com/fr/pictures/picture,140398

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Aug-2012 11:12	nico	Added
31-Aug-2012 11:14	harro	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ]
01-Sep-2012 02:22	757	Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
10-Sep-2012 21:56	karyan70	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
14-Sep-2012 15:55	Alpine Flight	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
14-Sep-2012 15:56	Alpine Flight	Updated [Aircraft type]
25-Sep-2016 14:41	Aerossurance	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
25-Sep-2016 14:42	Aerossurance	Updated [Nature]