# NTSB CEN09WA129: Eurocopter Deutsch EC 135 T2, Molesmes, France, January 2, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 2, 2009, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Molesmes, France
- Coordinates: 47.599998, 3.433333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6000&lon=3.4333&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09WA129
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73221/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA129

## Probable cause

Under the jurisdiction and control of the French government.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Analysis

On January 2, 2009, at 1300 coordinated universal time (1400 local time), a Eurocopter Deutshland EC 135 T2, French registered F-HBMA, owned by Regourd Aviation and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Molesmes, France. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Issy-Les-Moulineaux (LFPI), Paris, France, and was en route to Lyon Bron, France. The Bureau d’Enquêtes et d' Analyses investigators reported that the accident helicopter departed LFPI and was en route to Lyon Bron (LYN), France when the helicopter collided with hilly terrain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government or BEA Investigators.

## Factual narrative

On January 2, 2009, at 1300 coordinated universal time (1400 local time), a Eurocopter Deutshland EC 135 T2, French registered F-HBMA, owned by Regourd Aviation and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Molesmes, France. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Issy-Les-Moulineaux (LFPI), Paris, France, and was en route to Lyon Bron, France. The Bureau d’Enquêtes et d' Analyses investigators reported that the accident helicopter departed LFPI and was en route to Lyon Bron (LYN), France when the helicopter collided with hilly terrain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government or BEA Investigators. 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

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-HBMA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Eurocopter Deutsch EC 135 T2
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0432
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: LFPI, Paris
- Destination: LYN, Lyon
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; medical: unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft overcast
- Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observed at: LFOA

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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