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| Date: | Wednesday 23 April 1997 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-GANS |
| MSN: | 244 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Monheurt - 47 -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Monheurt, France |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a flight whilst spraying pesticides, above a field of fruit trees, the pilot failed to see a power line that passes over the field. The helicopter struck the line, crashed and caught fire.
The flight took place at night, well before dawn (sunrise locally was at 07:02).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1997/f-ns970423/htm/f-ns970423.html
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1997/f-ns970423/pdf/f-ns970423.pdf
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=3886
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jul-2010 21:23 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 17-Aug-2010 16:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Oct-2011 14:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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