ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282041
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 August 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Giragri 17 SAS |
| Registration: | F-GVIG |
| MSN: | 2018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lake Méjean, near Montpellier -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 47G crashed following the breaking of the main gear box into lake Méjean, near Montpellier.
The pilot was not injured.
A ball bearing broke inside the main gear box, because of that the mast uplifted, blocking the collective pitch at the maximum.
Sources:
https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/08/18/herault-un-helicoptere-de-demoustication-secrase-dans-letang-du-mejean-pres-de-montpellier-10494405.php
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/montpellier-un-helicoptere-en-operation-de-demoustication-s-ecrase-dans-un-etang-2598180.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 1994 | VH-JKO | 0 | 4km W of Wildman River, NT |  |
w/o | |
| 31 July 2018 | F-GVIG | Giragri 17 | 0 | near Port Mahon, Sigean, Aude | |
sub |
| Ditching | ||||||
Images:
Picture i took right after the crash.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2022 09:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Aug-2022 10:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2022 10:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Feb-2024 09:25 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 10-Feb-2024 09:26 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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