Accident to the Robinson R22 registered F-GJYB on 11/01/2024 at Cannes

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Environ une minute après le décollage, l'instructrice annonce à la fréquence une panne moteur. Quelques instants plus tard, l'hélicoptère entre en collision avec la surface de l'eau et coule.

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About a minute after takeoff, the instructor announced an engine failure on the frequency. Moments later, the helicopter collided with the surface of the water and sank.

General information

Local date	11/01/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 06 Alpes-Maritimes
Location	Near Cannes AD
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight, SCF-PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
File number	BEA2024-0010

Flight Information

Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	France (Greenbees)
Manufacturer / Model	ROBINSON - R22
Aircraft Registration	F-GJYB
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFMD (CEQ): Cannes Mandelieu
Planned destination	France - LFMD (CEQ): Cannes Mandelieu
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	3021
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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.

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