ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216237
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Date: | Tuesday 19 February 2002 |
Time: | 11:05 |
Type: | Eurocopter AS 355N Ecureuil II |
Owner/operator: | Mont-Blanc Hélicopters |
Registration: | F-GRDM |
MSN: | 5690 |
Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Flaine ski resort, Haute-Savoie 74 -
France
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Ambulance |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Struck cable in high winds during an operation to rescue a Dutch skier. The helicopter came down only 75ft (20m) from a crowded mountain-top restaurant. Pilot and mechanic, patient and a member of ski patrol.
Sources:
Air International May 2002, p273/June 2002, p334
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2002/f-dm020219/pdf/f-dm020219.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Oct-2018 15:28 |
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15-Oct-2018 12:13 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
15-Oct-2018 12:15 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
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