Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered N160SH on 25/08/2020 near Tuxedni Bay, Alaska [Investigation led by NTSB / United States]

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

Soloy Helicopters LLC AS350B helicopter experienced total loss of engine power during final approach to a landing site at 50 ft and sustained substantial damage during hard emergency landing and subsequent roll over.

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General information
Local date	25/08/2020
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	Proche Tuxedni Bay
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2020-0369

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United States (Soloy Helicopters LLC)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	N160SH
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	Alaska (U.S.) - PAWS (WWA) [IYS]Wasilla,Ak/Wasilla
Planned destination	Alaska (U.S.) (Remote drill site near Tuxedni Bay)
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	2739
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Aerial Survey

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