Wirestrike Accident Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil F-GSOE, Tuesday 4 June 2013
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Date:Tuesday 4 June 2013
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Hélicoptères de France
Registration: F-GSOE
MSN: 9077
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Livet et Gavet -   France
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Livet et Gavet
Destination airport:Livet et Gavet
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The helicopter strucked a 63000 volt powerline while turning on a power line surveillance flight for EDF, causeing a power failure.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA f-oe130604
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2013/2013.semaine.23.pdf
https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2013/f-oe130604/pdf/f-oe130604.pdf

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jun-2013 01:50 Alpine Flight Added
24-Sep-2016 08:31 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]

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