Hard landing Accident Robinson R44 F-GZBD, Wednesday 24 January 2018
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Date:Wednesday 24 January 2018
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44
Owner/operator:
Registration: F-GZBD
MSN: 10353
Year of manufacture:2004
Engine model:Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Les Boisses heliport -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Le Fayet heliport
Destination airport:Les Boisses heliport
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Following a hard landing, the main rotor struck the tail boom.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-robinson-r44-registered-f-gzbd-on-24-01-2018-at-les-boisses-73/

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2023 07:51 harro Added
07-Aug-2023 07:52 harro Updated

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