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| Date: | Tuesday 23 February 1999 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 355F2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | F-GGRS |
| MSN: | 5439 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 4 NM northwest of Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A door was ripped from the fuselage during a winch operation. A harbor pilot was being lowered to the deck of a ship.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-rs990223/htm/f-rs990223.html
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-rs990223/pdf/f-rs990223.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Feb-2013 12:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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