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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Heli-Sport CH-77 Ranabot |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 974PT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sans-Souci, Saint-Paul -
 Reunion
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Cirque de Mafate | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Heli-Sport CH-77 Ranabot crashed in an area over Sans-Souci, a locality on Saint-Paul, Reunion Island. The crash occurred not far from the trailhead of the Orangers canalisation. The helicopter was on its way to Mafate and seems to have lost its anti-torque rotor system and then caught fire in flight, leaving a large amount of smoke visible in the sky, and plummeted some 300 meters from the houses. On the ground, the aircraft's wreckage was charred.
The sole pilot died and the ultralight helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://imazpress.com/actus-reunion/crash-helico
https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/saint-paul/un-crash-d-helicoptere-dans-le-secteur-de-sans-souci-dans-l-ouest-de-la-reunion-1418945.html
https://www.zinfos974.com/crash-dhelicoptere-a-sans-souci-une-personne-decedee/
https://freedom.fr/accident-un-helicoptere-explose-en-plein-vol-a-sans-souci/
https://www.zinfos974.com/crash-dhelicoptere-a-sans-souci-la-victime-est-le-pilote/
https://euro.dayfr.com/trends/624879.html
https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-de-lulm-heli-sport-ch77-ranabot-identifie-974pt-le-05-08-2023-a-saint-paul-974/
https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E22AQFxC-QbzDYUZA/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1669100425652?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=EBS5SwZdYkYFBikWWK008A9MwCFj24WKtgiM3JMDlLk (photo)
Media:
??La Reunion island.
— PLANES OF LEGEND ✈️ (@PlanesOfLegend) August 5, 2023
A helicopter crash on Saturday morning at Sans Souci (Mafate) has claimed one victim. The pilot was killed. No other casualties have been reported.https://t.co/9Vv0i59vSD pic.twitter.com/Z9sNQIkcWY
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2023 09:49 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 05-Aug-2023 09:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 05-Aug-2023 10:27 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 05-Aug-2023 10:57 | Anon. | Updated |
| 05-Aug-2023 11:00 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Aug-2023 11:21 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 10-Aug-2023 13:06 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 16-Aug-2023 14:08 | RobertMB | Updated |
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