Accident to the Jodel D140 registered F-PMGV and to the Airbus AS350 registered I-EDIC on 25/01/2019 at La Thuile [Investigation led by ANSV / Italy]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Italian authorities:

Mid air collision between the helicopter carrying out "heliski" flights and the airplane.

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General information
Local date	25/01/2019
Responsible entity	Italy - ANSV
State or area of occurrence	Italy
Location	La Thuile
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	7
Number of serious injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0028

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France (ACB DE MEGEVE)
Manufacturer / Model	JODEL - D140
Aircraft Registration	F-PMGV
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFHM (MVV): Megève (Altiport)
Planned destination	France - LFHM (MVV): Megève (Altiport)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	463
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Italy
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	I-EDIC
State of registry	Italy
Last departure point	Italy - Unknown
Planned destination	Italy - Unknown
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	4458
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Business

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.