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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 2022 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Héliclub du Périgord |
| Registration: | F-HARY |
| MSN: | 12616 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Col du Béal, Puy de Dome -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Villefranche/Tarare Airport (LFHV) |
| Brive-La-Gaillarde-Laroche Airport (BVE/LFBV) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Robinson R44 Raven II crashed on the Col du Béal (c 4600 ft AMSL) and burst into flames.
It had departed Villefranche/Tarare Airport (LFHV) at 15:30 hours local time, bound for Brive-la-Gaillarde Laroche Aiport (BVE/LFBV).
Both occupants were killed
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lamontagne.fr/saint-pierre-la-bourlhonne-63480/actualites/deux-morts-dans-le-crash-d-un-helicoptere-au-col-du-beal-puy-de-dome_14069848/
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/deux-morts-dans-le-crash-d-un-helicoptere-dans-le-col-du-beal-1641526313
https://twitter.com/BEA_Aero/status/1479448450039222280
https://www.heliclubperigord.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/heliclub-perigord-pictopagina-helicos-004-1024x681.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: BEA
Media:
⚠️ Accident mortel de l’hélicoptère de type R44 immatriculé F-HARY survenu le 06/01/22 au col de Béal / l’appareil a décollé de Villefranche / @BEA_Aero ouvre une enquête / 2 enquêteurs sur place / travail sur site en cours. pic.twitter.com/CamZ4JnEOZ
— BEA ✈️ ⚙️🔬🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) January 7, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Jan-2022 20:48 | Romain58 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2022 20:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2022 20:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 06:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 07:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 07:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 08:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 09:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 09:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 10:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 10:56 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 10:56 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 10:57 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Jan-2022 14:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 14:17 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 14:17 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 14:18 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 14:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 14:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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