ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284744
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | HELISF'AIR |
| Registration: | F-BTSE |
| MSN: | 483 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Sigolsheim -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR/LFGA) |
| Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR/LFGA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot performed an agricultural spraying flight over vines. While passing under a power line, around 5:00 p.m., one of the main rotor blades struck an electric cable and severed it.
Feeling his helicopter destabilized, the pilot reduced the pitch and the engine power in order to land immediately in the vineyards.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/collision-avec-une-ligne-electrique-lors-dun-epandage-aerien
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 06:56 | harro | Added |
| 01-Oct-2022 06:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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