Accident to the Bell 206 registered F-BXPF on 03/05/2024 at Peyriac-de-Mer

The final report has been published (September 2025). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	03/05/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 11 Aude
Location	Peyriac-de-Mer - Etang de Bages
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LALT: Low altitude operations
File number	BEA2024-0137

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	France - Other (Helicoandrone)
Manufacturer / Model	BELL - 206
Aircraft Registration	F-BXPF
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - Unknown
Planned destination	France - Unknown
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	306
Operator Type AG	Sales/rental/service
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Agricultural

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.