Overview

• Adventures Line Productions and the production’s safety manager face a requested referral to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.
• The Paris prosecutor says the pair committed faults that engage their criminal responsibility.
• Investigators highlight the absence of a joint briefing that included the second pilot, who arrived late, to ensure both pilots understood the planned maneuver.
• The production is also faulted for not ensuring compliance with applicable aeronautical rules for the filmed flight.
• Ten people died on March 9, 2015, when two AS350 Écureuil helicopters collided and crashed during TF1’s Dropped shoot in Argentina, including athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine; other individuals under investigation are the subject of a requested non-lieu.