Heli Accident??
Heli Accident??
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According to BBC Report:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">A father and daughter from Britain died in France when the helicopter they were flying in crashed in France during bad weather.
The twin-seater Robinson 22 BETA helicopter carrying pilot Rodney Moody, 60, and his 28-year-old daughter Erica crashed on Saturday evening.
French police said the aircraft came down about 12 miles (20km) from the eastern French city of Beaune.
The victims are believed to have been on their way to Corsica for a holiday, and had made a refuelling stop in the northern French town of Albert.
Reports said the pair were from a town in Buckinghamshire, but the UK Foreign Office said it could not confirm this.
A French police spokesman said: "Weather conditions were very unsatisfactory but for the moment, nothing allows us to conclude that the bad weather conditions were responsible for the crash."
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The British Consulate is aware of the accident and is in touch with local authorities to offer them assistance."</font>
The twin-seater Robinson 22 BETA helicopter carrying pilot Rodney Moody, 60, and his 28-year-old daughter Erica crashed on Saturday evening.
French police said the aircraft came down about 12 miles (20km) from the eastern French city of Beaune.
The victims are believed to have been on their way to Corsica for a holiday, and had made a refuelling stop in the northern French town of Albert.
Reports said the pair were from a town in Buckinghamshire, but the UK Foreign Office said it could not confirm this.
A French police spokesman said: "Weather conditions were very unsatisfactory but for the moment, nothing allows us to conclude that the bad weather conditions were responsible for the crash."
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The British Consulate is aware of the accident and is in touch with local authorities to offer them assistance."</font>
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The Times reports:
Condolences to their family and friends.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Rodney Moody, 54, and his daughter Erica, 29, who were travelling to Corsica for a holiday, were killed instantly as their helicopter crashed into trees 15 miles north of Beaune during bad weather.
Mr Moody’s wife, Susan, pulled out of the trip at the last minute and their daughter took her place instead.
Four friends and fellow helicopter enthusiasts were flying alongside Mr Moody in two helicopters. They watched helplessly as his aircraft plummeted out of control.
Mr Moody, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, had made his fortune from his air-conditioning company, Envirotec, in High Wycombe, but had partially retired to concentrate on his passion for helicopters.
Gina Street, a family friend, said: “Mrs Moody is devastated by the news and is still trying to find out what has happened. She was supposed to be going on the trip but changed her mind at the last minute and Erica went instead. It is a terrible tragedy.”
Another friend of the family said: “Erica and Rodney were very close, they were both lovely people and would take regular trips in the helicopter. He was a very successful businessman and would travel all over the world with his job.”
Friends said that Mr Moody, who also had another daughter, Tace, was a confident pilot who had been flying for many years.
The three aircraft set off in good weather from Denham airport near Oxford on Saturday, and stopped at lunchtime to refuel in Albert in northern France. They were flying in a line towards the hotel where they planned to stay the night when they hit wet and windy weather.
As their friends watched, Mr Moody’s twin-seater Robinson 22 BETA helicopter fell into the edge of a forest by the village of Ivry-en-Montagne.Mr Moody and his daughter died immediately.</font>
Mr Moody’s wife, Susan, pulled out of the trip at the last minute and their daughter took her place instead.
Four friends and fellow helicopter enthusiasts were flying alongside Mr Moody in two helicopters. They watched helplessly as his aircraft plummeted out of control.
Mr Moody, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, had made his fortune from his air-conditioning company, Envirotec, in High Wycombe, but had partially retired to concentrate on his passion for helicopters.
Gina Street, a family friend, said: “Mrs Moody is devastated by the news and is still trying to find out what has happened. She was supposed to be going on the trip but changed her mind at the last minute and Erica went instead. It is a terrible tragedy.”
Another friend of the family said: “Erica and Rodney were very close, they were both lovely people and would take regular trips in the helicopter. He was a very successful businessman and would travel all over the world with his job.”
Friends said that Mr Moody, who also had another daughter, Tace, was a confident pilot who had been flying for many years.
The three aircraft set off in good weather from Denham airport near Oxford on Saturday, and stopped at lunchtime to refuel in Albert in northern France. They were flying in a line towards the hotel where they planned to stay the night when they hit wet and windy weather.
As their friends watched, Mr Moody’s twin-seater Robinson 22 BETA helicopter fell into the edge of a forest by the village of Ivry-en-Montagne.Mr Moody and his daughter died immediately.</font>
