Robinson R44 EC-IVT

Summary

On 3 September 2012 at about 08:45 local time, a Robinson R44 registered EC-IVT, operated by Michel Lamy, was involved in an accident near Nyons, France. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 September 2012 at 08:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nyons, France

Coordinates

44.4500, 5.2000

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

EC-IVT

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Michel Lamy

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clermont-Ferran → Le Luc

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN12WA677

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 3, 2012, about 0845 UTC, a Robinson R44 helicopter, Spanish registration EC-IVT, was destroyed when while in level cruise it departed controlled flight and impacted in mountainous terrain near Nyons, France. The pilot and a passenger on board the helicopter were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled personal flight had departed Clermont Ferrand Auvergne, France and was en route to Le Luc Le Cannet, France. According to information provided by the Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses, the helicopter was in level cruise flight about 1,500 feet agl in a mountainous area and at 110 knots when it encountered severe turbulence, departed controlled flight and impacted terrain. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the French BEA at: Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud – Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget F-93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 web: www.bea.aero

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.