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Bell 47G crash near Libourne, United States

fatal2018-04-052 fatalities
Summary

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.

Incident details
Date
2018-04-05
Location
Libourne, United States
Aircraft
Bell 47G
Registration
FGGLB
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Unknown
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB ↗
38.6724, -90.4813
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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