ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213221
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 2018 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Heli-Sport CH-77 Ranabot |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 83-ARG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Agay, Saint-Raphaël, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fayence Airfield (LFMF) |
| Saint-Raphaël | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot took off around 08:15 from a private helipad located in Montauroux. He made a stopover at the Fayence aerodrome, to embark a passenger, then headed for Saint-Raphaël. As he flew over a hill to the northeast of the city of Saint-Raphaël at a height of about 500 ft, witnesses heard a decrease in engine power and then saw the main rotor blades idling. They then saw the ultralight descend and gain speed. The ultralight collided with the ground. A fire broke out on impact.
The following factors may have contributed to the pilot’s decision to perform an autorotation:
- The display ergonomy of alarms and error messages may have caused confusion, red generally being used for alarm messages requiring immediate action.
- An inadequate description of the MAP sensor error and its display in the Mini EIS user manual.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/index.php?id=40&news=19444&cHash=3dc39b81d5014fd5c8937b6dc17124f3
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/var/frejus-et-saint-raphael/deux-victimes-crash-helicoptere-type-autogyre-commune-saint-raphael-1511975.html
http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/photos-ce-que-lon-sait-du-crash-dhelicoptere-qui-a-fait-deux-morts-dans-le-var-246109?t=ZTQxZDQyZmE0ZTJiZjYwNGE4ZDQ4OTg5MDg1ODgwMzlfMTUzMTU1NzI3NzUwOF8yNDYxMDk%3D&tp=viewpay
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https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/location/Fayence%20-%20Tourrettes%20xBOxLFMFxBCx
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bP56QMUQW7w
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z_S_wY6LLb4
Location
Media:
Un crash d'hélicoptère dans l'Estérel fait deux morts via @var_matin https://t.co/Q6hu5eMtaC pic.twitter.com/mvv0F7fX2I
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 juillet 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2018 13:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jul-2018 14:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2018 21:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2018 22:17 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2018 22:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Jul-2018 08:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2018 15:41 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 22-Jul-2018 06:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2020 19:02 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 03-Feb-2021 08:07 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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