Accident to a helicopter AS350 on 15/07/16 at Bideford [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Loss of control during practice manoeuvre.

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General information
Local date	11/07/2016
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	Bideford
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0408

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United Kingdom
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	G-VGMG
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom (Bideford)
Planned destination	United Kingdom (Bideford)
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	2668
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Check

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