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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 2024 |
| Time: | 15:53 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 505 Jet Ranger X |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | T7-VIT |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 2024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-Raphaël, Var -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (CEQ/LFMD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances in the Estérel mountains, Var, nine minutes after takeoff from Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (CEQ).
Both occupants ( Ukrainian national ) died in the crash. The helicopter was destroyed.
"It was a "small helicopter, not a government helicopter", according to the fire department. There was no collateral damage. "There was no outbreak of fire", say the fire department."
At the time of the accident, weather conditions were good in the Var department, with no precipitation or windy spells.
A witness, a resident of a villa near the campsite, testifies: "I heard a big boom, followed by several smaller explosions. Then I saw a column of smoke without knowing what it was."
"I thought it was a thunderclap".
Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/var/frejus-et-saint-raphael/deux-morts-dans-le-crash-d-un-helicoptere-pres-d-un-camping-a-saint-raphael-2994218.html
https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/bilan-enquete-ce-que-lon-sait-du-crash-dun-helicoptere-de-tourisme-qui-a-fait-deux-morts-a-saint-raphael-930129
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/T7VIT/history/20240626/1601Z/LFMD/L%2043.44543%206.83643
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Saint-Raphaël, Var - 🇫🇷 France - Helicopter crash.
— PLANES OF LEGEND ✈️ (@PlanesOfLegend) June 27, 2024
Accident: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X / T7-VIT.
Wednesday 26 June 2024.
2 fatalities ( ( Ukrainian nationals ).
ASN: https://t.co/fHPJqU9YW4 via @AviationSafety
FR24: https://t.co/uPgcxm809l pic.twitter.com/jksXOBQAmF
Deux morts dans le crash d'un hélicoptère près d'un camping à Saint-Raphaëlhttps://t.co/JO80VbRYqp #crash pic.twitter.com/DepN5npC9g
— France 3 Côte d'Azur (@F3cotedazur) June 26, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2024 05:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Jun-2024 06:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jun-2024 06:17 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 27-Jun-2024 06:21 | ASN | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2024 09:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2024 20:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Jun-2024 20:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2024 20:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
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