Accident to the Bell 47G-2 registered F-BIFN on 12/07/2023 at Arles

Loss of control in yaw during spraying flight

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

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

General information
Local date	12/07/2023
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 13 Bouches-du-Rhône
Location	Arles
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2023-0282

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	France - Other (Giragri17)
Manufacturer / Model	BELL - AB47G
Aircraft Registration	F-BIFN
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - Unknown
Planned destination	France - Unknown
Flight phase	Unknown
Serial number	209
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.