ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168065
Last updated: 28 October 2020
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| Date: | 25-JUL-2014 |
| Time: | 10:25 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Sarl BSH |
| Registration: | F-GMHZ |
| C/n / msn: | 1178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Avignon–Caumont Airport - LFMV -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | LFMV |
| LFMV |
Hard landing on runway 17 at Avignon–Caumont Airport - LFMV during autorotation training. The tailboom seperated from the helicopter. Both occupants escaped uninjured.
Delay correcting flight path. Engine fuel injector found coked.
Sources:
http://www.ledauphine.com/vaucluse/2014/07/25/crash-d-un-helicoptere-aucun-blesse-a-deplorer
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2014/2014.semaine.31.pdf
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-du-airbus-helicopters-ec120-immatricule-f-gmhz-le-25072014-a-avignon-caumont-84/
Images:
Photo of F-GMHZ courtesy AirHistory.net
Toussus-le-Noble (LFPN / TNF)
17 June 2009; (c) Mick Bajcar
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2014 20:20 | Colibri | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 20:21 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 17:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 06-Aug-2014 18:45 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 09-Aug-2014 19:06 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 14:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2015 04:10 | StreetF117 | Updated [Damage] |
| 23-Apr-2016 12:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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