Accident at sea, on March 11th, 2016 to the Airbus Helicopters AS365, registered NA- 107, north of Taipei [investigation led by ASC / Taiwan]
Perte de contrôle en lacet, collision avec la surface de l'eau lors d'une opération de treuillage
Responsible entity
Preliminary data received from the civil aviation authorities of Taiwan:
On March 11, 2016, at 1320 Taipei local time (0008 UTC), National Airborne Service Corps, an Eurocopter/AS365N3 helicopter, bearing registration NA107, crashed into water during hoisting a rescuer from a vessel about 0.3 nm away from seashore. NA107 carried 2 pilots, 1 mechanic and 2 rescuers.