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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 2010 |
| Time: | 10:51 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | SKYCAM Hélicoptères |
| Registration: | F-GKBF |
| MSN: | 3305 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bormes les Mimosas, Var Region -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint Tropez-La Môle Airport (LTT/LFTZ) |
| Private Helipad, Bormes-les-Mimosas | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Helicopter contacted the top of trees on landing in a private restaurant and rolled over in the field.
Five of the occupants received injuries and one escaped unhurt. One died later in hospital. According to a rough translation from French into English, of the official accident report:
The accident was due to the entry into Vortex during the final approach.
The choice by the pilot of the helipad whose topography requires an approach with a steep slope and low speed may have favored the entry into the Vortex.
The passenger seated at the rear of the helicopter on the right inner seat could not buckle up for the flight due to a mounting of the seat belt on the seat, which did not comply with the manufacturer's documentation.
The following may have contributed to the passenger's injuries:
- the installation of two different models of non-compatible and non-interchangeable seat belts;
- the absence of checks on the seat belts after fitting;
- the lack of verification by the pilot that all the passengers were correctly attached;
- the failure of the passenger to report the problem to the pilot
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.varmatin.com/article/faits-divers/crash-d%E2%80%99helico-l%E2%80%99etat-de-la-passagere-grievement-blessee-s%E2%80%99ameliore
2. http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/accident-d-helicoptere-cinq-blesses-dans-le-var-31-07-2010-1018302.php
3. http://www.varmatin.com/article/actualites/crash-d%E2%80%99helicoptere-a-bormes-six-blesses-dont-un-grievement
4. http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2010/07/31/97001-20100731FILWWW00370-accident-d-helicoptere-dans-le-var.php
5. http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/accident-d-helicoptere-cinq-blesses-dans-le-var-31-07-2010-1018302.php
6. https://www.laprovence.com/article/actualites/626189/var-lhelicoptere-heurte-un-cypres-et-tombe-a-terre.html
7. http://francerotors.free.fr/f-gkbf.htm
8. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2010/f-bf100731/pdf/f-bf100731.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2010 07:42 | dens69 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2010 09:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2014 20:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2014 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 13:21 | EUGENIO GRIGORJEV | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 13:21 | harro | Updated |
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