Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered B-70ZU on 05/09/2025 at Woyimoke (China)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Chinese authorities:

On September 5, 2025, an AS350B3 helicopter (Reg. B-70ZU) operated by Xinjiang Yaxin General Aviation Company was performing a flight mission of relocating from a field parking spot to Burqin Ertix General Airport. At 15:26 Beijing Time, the helicopter took off from the Shuang Lake Pier Parking Lot, Hanas Village, Burqin County. At approximately 16:02, the helicopter crashed and burned near Woyimoke Town, Burqin County, with all 3 people confirmed desceased at the scene.

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General information
Local date	05/09/2025
Responsible entity	China - CAAC
State or area of occurrence	China
Location	Woyimoke
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	3
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0390

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	China - Other (Xinjiang Yaxin General Aviation)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS HELICOPTERS - AS350
Aircraft Registration	B-70ZU
State of registry	China
Last departure point	China
Planned destination	China - Other (AD Burqin Ertix)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	8432
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Relocation

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