2022 Wednesday CLOSE CALL video: Ecureuil almost nose-dives into Atlantic Ocean, pops flotation bags...

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2022 Wednesday CLOSE CALL video: Ecureuil almost nose-dives into Atlantic Ocean, pops flotation bags...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQS8HSlfTWA

http://www.crash-aerien.news/forum/un-h ... 42790.html
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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/280069
Date: 06-JUL-2022
Time:
Type: Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator: Mont Blanc Hélicoptères Bretagne
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location: La Vieille lighthouse, Finistère, Bretagne - France
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature: Calibration/Inspection
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The helicopter avoided a crash at the Vieille lighthouse, off the Pointe du Raz, during a maintenance operation of the Lighthouses and Beacons staff.

The pilot recovered the aircraft a few meters from the surface of the sea, in a maneuver that caused the release of a large cloud of smoke.

Emergency buoyancy has been triggered.

The reason of the incident is unknown for the moment.
A person on the lighthouse was injured.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/280069
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http://www.crash-aerien.news/forum/un-h ... 42790.html
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