ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347710
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 2023 |
| Time: | c 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter Tiger UHT (EC 665) |
| Owner/operator: | Heeresflieger |
| Registration: | 74+48 |
| MSN: | 1048/UHT48 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | SE of Viens, Vaucluse 84 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Le Luc-Le Cannet Airport (LFMC) |
| Le Luc-Le Cannet Airport (LFMC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Heeresflieger (German Army Aviation Corps) Eurocopter Tiger UHT (EC 665), operated by the Deutsch/Französisches Heeresfliegerausbildungszentrum Tiger (D/F HFAZT), was carrying out training manoeuvres when it struck a high voltage line southeast of Viens, Vaucluse, and subsequently came down in a field near motorway D155.
Both occupants were uninjured and the helicopter received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.laprovence.com/article/region/2768077296058/viens-un-helicoptere-de-larmee-allemande-fait-un-atterrissage-durgence
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/un-helicoptere-militaire-s-ecrase-sur-une-ligne-electrique-a-viens-6304833
https://www.bfmtv.com/bfm-dici/crash-d-un-helicoptere-militaire-pres-de-cereste-les-deux-occupants-indemnes_AN-202311080695.html?fbclid=IwAR3dlfnYim6K793CZYKqdrF4x7WqTfRA1rrZI5FjcOTTWkW1q3YgRGXAF8k#xtor=CS9-144-[facebook]-[BFMDICI
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/40374_1498506748.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Vaucluse : un hélicoptère de l'armée allemande heurte une ligne à haute tension et atterrit d'urgence https://t.co/pWCM4VoOJ4
— Daniel pilotte de la Barolliere 🌿🇮🇱🇷🇺🇫🇷☦️ (@Pilotte_daniel) November 8, 2023
"Honneur de vous rendre compte..." pic.twitter.com/CkSOMhnHnE
— HDVRC (@CompteRenduMili) November 9, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2023 18:25 | Romain58 | Added |
| 08-Nov-2023 18:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2023 19:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Nov-2023 21:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2023 22:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2023 18:33 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 09-Nov-2023 18:33 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 09-Nov-2023 19:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2023 21:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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