- Date
- April 5, 2018, 09:40 local (09:40 UTC)
- Place
- Libourne, France
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- FGGLBBell 47G
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- BEA - IIC
- Case key
- 96986
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Unknown or undeterminedAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of France has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 47G helicopter that occurred on April 05, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of France's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of France.
Aircraft
- Registration
- FGGLB
- Reported as
- Bell 47G (2)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1056
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- LFBD