ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30325
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 October 2004 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club de Monaco |
| Registration: | 3A-MMB |
| MSN: | 2432M |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 mile from Menton, Alpes-Maritimes 06 -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monte Carlo Heliport (MCM/LNMC) |
| Menton, Cote D'Azur, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
3A-MMB (c/no.2432M) Aero Club of Monaco, ex I-MALC and N8254Z, operated by Eliservice. Crashed at sea at around 09:30 on 27/10/04 a mile from Menton, Cote D'Azur, France, under VFR and moderate winds. Both pilots (one instructor and one test pilot, both extremely skilled) were killed in the accident. Cause of the accident was blade separation as seen by a witness.
Sources:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/0647517/L/&refresh=1
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=2401&count=50]
http://web.archive.org/web/20091025053952/http://www.rotorspot.nl/3a.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 09:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2014 17:36 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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