ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24091
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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 2000 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Mormetex Ltd |
| Registration: | F-BSGB |
| MSN: | 8325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Corneville sur Risle (Eure) -
 France
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private helipad Boucquelon |
| Private helipad Boucquelon | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from a private helipad at Boucquelon, and went initially to Le Havre to top up his fuel tanks. This flight took fifteen minutes. He left Le Havre at 17:31 and after a path through Etretat and Fecamp, he returned to his starting point. Before returning to land at Boucquelon, he heads to a house owned by friends nearby.
After a first pass over the house, the pilot made a turn to the left and back to the house by reducing his speed while continuing to turn. Witnesses observed the aircraft at a height of thirty meters above a grove of trees, start to yaw to the left and simultaneously begin to sink. He continues his descent yaw, struck the tops of trees and crashed into the grove.
The helicopter crashed into a grove of trees whose height was of fifteen meters. He entered the trees in a substantially vertical path and cut the tops of three pines. On the ground, the right flank of the cell hit a fallen tree. There was no fire.
The helicopter was found lying on the right side. The tail boom was severed at the rear wall. The pads were torn, ripped open the tank and the boat distorted by the impact on the right.
Registration F-BSGB cancelled on 16 April 2012
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-gb000601/htm/f-gb000601.html
2. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-gb000601/pdf/f-gb000601.pdf
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html;jsessionid=7B9B64F40A0C260066801630FB4E8AC8
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=45063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2015 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2016 08:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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