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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Écureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Forces Aériennes de la Gendarmerie Nationale |
| Registration: | F-MJEF |
| MSN: | 2225 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Plum, Le Mont-Dore -
 New Caledonia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Nouméa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Écureuil helicopter from the National Gendarmerie Air Force (FAGN), deployed to the Noumea Gendarmerie Air Section (SAG Noumea), was carrying out a reconnaissance mission when a reported technical problem, forced the helicopter to make an emergency autorotation landing at sea in the Plum lagoon.
Plum is a coastal village in the commune of Le Mont-Dore on the southwest coast of New Caledonia, just north of Pirogues Bay.
The crew of 3 gendarmes is safe and sound and the helicopter, floating thanks to the emergency buoyancy system, was able to be towed to land.
Sources:
https://air-cosmos.com/article/amerrissage-d-urgence-d-un-helicoptere-de-la-gendarmerie-en-nouvelle-caledonie-69467
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurent_spotter/49737868583/in/photolist-2kGoVpo-2iMaZ5b-2nCfmsE-2i4jr3J-2gZ9H7p-2nCnN3M-2iMazuk-2oTYtMg/lightbox/ (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex F-MCSF, F-MJCI, F-MCSF, F-MJBZ
Media:
#Gendarmerie ? Ce matin, un #hélicoptère de la Section Aérienne de la Gendarmerie (SAG) de #Nouméa a effectué un amerrissage d'urgence
— Gendarmerie nationale (@Gendarmerie) October 11, 2024
? Grâce à l'expertise des 2 pilotes et du mécanicien à bord, aucun blessé et l'appareil préservé ? pic.twitter.com/HXC04KoN9p
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2024 12:39 | Frédéric Goudon | Added |
| 12-Oct-2024 12:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 13:00 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 13:00 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 14:12 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 14:15 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 14:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2024 17:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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