Accident to the AS350 B2 registered F-GIJQ occured on 03/13/2015 at Trinité (973)

Collision avec la végétation par conditions météorologiques dégradées, lors d’un vol à faible hauteur

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Vol AD Cayenne (Guyane) - AD Grand Santi (Guyane).

Lors d'un vol à faible hauteur, l'hélicoptère heurte des arbres. Le pilote parvient à contrôler l'aéronef et revient sur l'aérodrome de Cayenne où il atterrit.

Final report (FR) (2017/09/19)

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General information
Local date	16/03/2015
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 973 French Guyana
Location	2NM sud des Montagnes de la Trinité
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LALT: Low altitude operations
File number	BEA2015-0115

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	France (Hélicojyp)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	F-GIJQ
State of registry	France
Last departure point	French Guyana - SOCA (CAY) : Cayenne Félix Eboué
Planned destination	French Guyana - SOGS : Grand Santi
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1647
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Business

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