2021 Touques Airbus AS350B helicopter crash
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On 7 March 2021, a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopter crashed in the Touques, Calvados, Normandy, France. The French politician and billionaire Olivier Dassault and the pilot were killed.[1][2][3][4]
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Accident | |
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Date | March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07) |
Summary | Loss of control during takeoff due to collision with trees |
Site | Touques, Calvados, Normandy, France 49.356779, 0.107457 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil |
Operator | Dolijet |
Registration | F-GIBM |
Flight origin | Touque private helipad |
Destination | Beauvais private helipad |
Occupants | 2 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 0 |
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