Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered JA9252 on 29/07/2019 at Chikusei-City [Investigation led by JTSB / Japan]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Japanese authorities:

The aircraft took off from a temporary helipad in Chikusei-City, Ibaraki Prefecture at 08:15 local time (UTC+9) on July 29, 2019, and during flight for a cropdusting work, it collided with power transmission lines and crashed into a rice field in Kuchito, Chikusei-City at around 08:18 local time.

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General information
Local date	29/07/2019
Responsible entity	Japan - JTSB
State or area of occurrence	Japan
Location	Chikusei-City
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0442

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Japan (Saga Aviation)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	JA9252
State of registry	Japan
Last departure point	Japan (Chikusei-City)
Planned destination	Japan (Chikusei-City)
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	1238
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Agricultural

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