# NTSB CEN12WA677: Robinson R44, Nyons, France, September 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 3, 2012, 08:45 local (08:45 UTC)
- Place: Nyons, France
- Coordinates: 44.45, 5.199999
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4500&lon=5.2000&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA677
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85520/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA677

## Factual 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

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-IVT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Michel Lamy
- Registered owner: Michel Lamy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LFLC, Clermont-Ferran
- Destination: LFMC, Le Luc
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Wind: 350° at 21 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: LFMO, 22 nm away

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 4, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85520. 71 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Investigative Authority (item 1, .PDF, 71 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40382482&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Investigative%20Authority-Master.PDF

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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