BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
09/14/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/14/2023 03:07
Accident to the Robinson R44 registered F-HATU on 09/09/2023 at Issoire
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Accident to the Robinson R44 registered F-HATU on 09/09/2023 at Issoire
Vibrations on landing, tilting to one side
Investigation progression In progress
Progress: 50%
Lors de l'atterrissage, après une translation pour un ravitaillement, le pilote perd le contrôle de l'hélicoptère pour des raisons inconnues.
The translation below is for information only:
On landing, the pilot lost control of the helicopter for unknown reasons.
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General information
| Local date | 09/09/2023 |
| Responsible entity | France - BEA |
| Scope of Investigation | Full (Annex 13) type investigation |
| State or area of occurrence | Europe and North Atlantic - France - 87 Haute-Vienne |
| Location | Issoire |
| Human consequences | None |
| Aircraft consequences | Substantial |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| Occurence category | LOC-G: Loss of control - ground |
| File number | BEA2023-0398 |
| Aircraft category | Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter |
| Operator | France (Copter) |
| Manufacturer / Model | ROBINSON - R44 |
| Aircraft Registration | F-HATU |
| State of registry | France |
| Last departure point | |
| Planned destination | |
| Flight phase | |
| Serial number | |
| Operator Type AG | Unknown |
| Operation Type | Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country |
BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.