2021 Touques Airbus AS350B helicopter crash
F-GIBM, the helicopter involved in the accident, June 2019 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 7, 2021 |
| 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 |
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.