Accident to the Bell 47 G2 registered F-GKTR on 07/04/2023 at Sainte-Marthe

The final report has been published (August 2026). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	07/04/2023
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 47 Lot-et-Garonne
Location	Sainte-Marthe
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	F-POST: Fire/smoke (post-impact), LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2023-0104

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	France - Other (GIRAGRI 17 SAS)
Manufacturer / Model	BELL - 47G
Aircraft Registration	F-GKTR
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - Other (Montpouillan)
Planned destination	France - Other (Saint-Gemme-de-Martillac)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	2457
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.