ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260237
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 2021 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Giragri 17 |
| Registration: | F-GKTR |
| MSN: | 2457 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near A43 Highway, Planaise, Savoie 73 -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Bell 47G, flew over a marshy plot of land located at the edge of the A43 freeway to carry out an application of larvicide product. He inspected the area at about 200 ft and identified a high voltage power line that crossed the highway perpendicularly and ran along the edge of the field. The pilot chose to start spraying parallel to the highway. The pilot focused on his trajectory while spraying and did not pay attention to the power line.
The helicopter collided with the power line at a height of about 40 m. The cockpit bubble shattered, and the helicopter began to yaw rapidly. The pilot was able to maintain a level pitch attitude until contact with the marshy ground about 20 meters from the edge of the highway.
Contributing Factors:
The standard procedure for spreading in the presence of a power line is to fly a path parallel to the power line to allow the pilot to focus on the work area and relieve him of monitoring the power line during his activity. The pilot adapted his strategy, motivated by the safety of motorists using the highway, without anticipating the impact of this change on his habits and his monitoring of the environment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2021/05/13/un-helicoptere-se-crashe-pres-de-l-a43-a-planaise-le-pilote-seul-a-bord-est-indemne?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1620906160
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/savoie-un-helicoptere-se-crash-a-planaise-1620898980
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-bell-47g-registered-f-gktr-on-13-05-2021-at-planaize/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 2023 | F-GKTR | Giragri 17 | 1 | Le Temple, Sainte-Marthe, Lot et Garonne | |
w/o |
Location
Media:
🇫🇷France, Savoie. Crash d'un hélicoptère près de l’A43 à Planaise, à une vingtaine de mètres de l’autoroute après avoir a percuté une ligne haute tension vers 11:00.https://t.co/4YLEtlw26Q pic.twitter.com/UxNdCDUEMO
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) May 13, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2021 18:51 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 13-May-2021 18:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location] |
| 13-May-2021 18:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-May-2021 09:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2022 09:08 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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