Plane Crash List

Bell 206 F-GPPH

15 March 2017 · Figeac, France · Fatal

Summary

On 15 March 2017 at about 21:00 local time, a Bell 206 registered F-GPPH was involved in an accident near Figeac, France. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Figeac, France
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206
Registration
F-GPPH
Category
Helicopter
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
CEN17WA130

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

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 March 15, 2017, about 2100 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Bell 206 helicopter, F-GPPH, impacted terrain near Figeac, France. The pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The flight originated from Poiters Biard (LFBI), France, and was en route to Mouret, France. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of France. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of France. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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