ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87233
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 November 2003 |
| Time: | 15:27 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Héliand SA |
| Registration: | F-GODJ |
| MSN: | 3458 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, Savoie 73 -
 France
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Albertville Airfield (LFKA) |
| Albertville Airfield (LFKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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
Revision history:
| 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] |
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