Bell 47G FGGLB
5 April 2018 · Libourne, France · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 2018 at about 09:40 local time, a Bell 47G registered FGGLB was involved in an accident near Libourne, France. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Libourne, France
- Coordinates
- 44.9861, -0.1381
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- FGGLB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18WA136
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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