R44 down in Courchevel March 2008
A British registered R44 crashed on take-off at Courchevel on Saturday afternoon, according to the local rag. 4 British POB uninjured, except for one passenger taken to hospital for shock. The report says the helicopter caught on protection netting at the side of a ski piste close to the altiport. No skiers hurt. Photos show the blue and white machine, reg starting G-W... on its side and seriously bent.