Date:	Tuesday 18 November 2003
Time:	15:27
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Héliand SA
Registration:	F-GODJ
MSN:	3458
Year of manufacture:	2001
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, Savoie 73 -   France
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Albertville Airfield (LFKA)
Destination airport:	Albertville Airfield (LFKA)
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18.11.2003 when crash landed at Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes Region of south eastern France. Cause of the accident was severe vibrations; autorotation landing carried out. Struck the ground at high speed and crashed. Per a rough translation of the original accident report (from French into English):

"As part of a flight proficiency check, the examiner simulates a failure of the fuel control level at an altitude of 2,500 feet. Shortly after the crew feels very strong vibrations and entered autorotation. The helicopter, crashed into a field, landing on its back"

1. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2003/f-dj031118/pdf/f-dj031118.pdf
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=2451&count=50]
3. http://francerotors.free.fr/f-godj.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Jan-2011 14:24	harro	Added
13-Jul-2014 19:32	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]