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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Antilles Associé |
| Registration: | F-GHYS |
| MSN: | 261 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Basse Pointe, La Trinite -
 Martinique
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The tail rotor contacted banana trees during a fumigation flight.
The pilot lost control and the helicopter collided with trees.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
BEA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 1952 | 128898 | VMO-6, 1st MAW, US Navy | 1 | Kudong |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1975 | D-HAKM | Offenburger Flugdienst | 0 | Feldkirchen/Neuwied |  |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2012 11:53 | harro | Added |
| 27-Sep-2012 06:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Feb-2016 20:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-Apr-2022 04:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-May-2022 09:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Sep-2022 19:01 | harro | Updated [Date, Source, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Jul-2023 03:04 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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