GAA23WA247

NTSB accident investigation · Bell AB47G · Arles, France · July 12, 2023

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 12, 2023, 10:09 local (10:09 UTC)
Place
Arles, France
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
F-BIFNBell AB47G
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193023

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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.

Loss of control in flightManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
F-BIFN
Reported as
Bell AB47G
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Aerial application · Non-U.S., commercial