Robinson R22 F-HALD

Summary

On 12 December 2016 at about 13:00 local time, a Robinson R22 registered F-HALD was involved in an accident near Cannes, France. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 December 2016 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cannes, France

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

F-HALD

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN17WA056

Injuries not recorded.

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 December 12, 2016, at 1300 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Robinson R-22 helicopter, French registration F-HALD, was destroyed following impact with terrain during a practice autorotation near Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (LFMD), France. The two occupants were uninjured. The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) of France is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the BEA in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the BEA of France: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud – Btiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex, France Tél. : +33 1 49 92 72 00 Fax : +33 1 49 92 72 03 www.bea.aero

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.