Helicopter took off from Lausanne, Switzerland and has crashed in France – reportedly just prior to landing at Montbéliard – Courcelles Aerodrome. Weather reported as foggy and press report says that pilot was looking for a gap in the cloud to land at the airfield.  Five of seven POB killed when helicopter landed on a barn used as a wood store

Date:

2 October, 2014

Reg:

HB-ZJC

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS350

MSN:

4073

Location:

Bart, near Montbéliard (Doubs)

Country:

France

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

5

Operator:

Heli-Lausanne

Link:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lematin.ch%2Ffaits-divers%2Fhelico-s-ecrase-france-voisine%2Fstory%2F31536866&edit-text=

Link:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rts.ch%2Finfo%2Fmonde%2F6191202-cinq-suisses-tues-dans-un-crash-d-helicoptere-en-france-voisine.html&edit-text=

Link:

http://www.estrepublicain.fr/actualite/2014/10/02/doubs-crasch-d-un-helico-7-personnes-a-son-bord