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Old 15th Dec 2013, 06:14
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UK AAIB Reports Dec 2013

G-JESI AS350
03 Aug 2013
Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire
Cockpit Fire and Subsequent Destruction of the aircraft.

Air Accidents Investigation: AS350B Ecureuil, G-JESI
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Great example on how useless mayday calls can be. I would have probably not even bothered making one (until after landing, with a cell phone).
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No fire extinguisher on board?
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Would you have used it in flight ? Not sure about this, but I'd tend to landing first and then figuring it out. Also, if something is burning behind the panel, the extinguisher may not reach the source.
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Not in flight, but as soon as the aircraft is on the ground.

It seems he didn't make any attempt to extinguish the fire which led to a total loss.
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