2021 Touques Airbus AS350B helicopter crash
 F-GIBM, the helicopter involved in the accident, at Aérodrome de Cerny-La-Ferté-Alais, Cerny, Essonne, France on June 9, 2019 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 7, 2021 |
| Summary | Crashed to the ground; under investigation |
| Site | Touques, Calvados, Normandy, France |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil |
| Registration | F-GIBM |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 7 March 2021, a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopter crashed in the Touques, Calvados, Normandy, France. French politician and billionaire Olivier Dassault and the pilot were killed.[1][2][3][4]
Aircraft[]
The helicopter involved in the accident was a Airbus AS350B, while registration F-GIBM.[5]
Accident[]
France's national air crash investigation agency, the BEA, said that the crash had occurred shortly after take-off from "private grounds".[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Laratte, Aubin; Laurent, Quentin (7 March 2021). "Olivier Dassault, député et fils de Serge Dassault, meurt dans un accident d'hélicoptère". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "French billionaire Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash". BNO News. 7 March 2021.
- ^ "French MP and billionaire Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash". The Times of India. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Clement Charpentreau. "Heir of aviation dynasty Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash". AEROTIME HUB. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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