Accident Aérospatiale AS 355F1 F-GJGU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30313
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 December 1999
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS55 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 355F1
Owner/operator:SAF Hélicoptéres
Registration: F-GJGU
MSN: 5095
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Saint-Etienne-en-Dévoluy (05) -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Le 15 décembre 1999 dans l'après-midi, le pilote de l'hélicoptère immatriculé F-GJGU embarque quatre passagers sur l'hélisurface de l'observatoire du Pic de Bure afin de les déposer dans la vallée. L'appareil heurte un câble de téléphérique et s'écrase peu après le décollage.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA f-gu991215
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-gu991215/htm/f-gu991215.html_
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-gu991215/pdf/f-gu991215.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-May-2011 16:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage]

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