Accident to an helicopter AS355 on 29/03/2017 east of the Rhinog Mountains [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

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

Helicopter struck mountain

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General information
Local date	29/03/2017
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	Sommet du mont Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	5
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0156

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United Kingdom (Staske Construction Ltd.)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS355
Aircraft Registration	G-OHCP
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom (Milton Keynes area, Buckinghamshire)
Planned destination	Ireland - EIWT : Weston
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	5249
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.