Four injured when helicopter came down after hitting cables.  The helicopter was involved in maintenance work on the cables.  Two were “ejected”, from an underslung cradle, and two were in the helicopter.  Pilot Joel Prisse  has dislocated shoulder and crew Philippe Pournin has multiple lower limb fractures.  Aircraft destroyed

Date:

31 August, 2012

Reg:

F-GPHE

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS350

MSN:

3313

Location:

just below the dam Migouélou, south west of Argeles-Gazost

Country:

France

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Helicopteres-de-France

Link:

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Link:

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Link:

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