Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered PR-EAM on 07/08/2018 at Flores [Investigation led by CENIPA / Brazil]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

The aircraft took off from the Flores Aerodrome, Manaus (SWFN), AM, around 2:10 pm (UTC), in order to conduct a police mission, flying in the city of Manaus, with two pilots, two air operators and two passengers on board. Shortly after leaving the ground, the aircraft started turning left. The crew could not control the aircraft and there was an unmanaged acceleration of turn and height gain. The aircraft landed roughly 10m ahead of the takeoff point. There was no touching of the rotating surfaces with the ground, but the aircraft had substantial structural damage.

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General information
Local date	07/08/2019
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	Brazil
Location	AD Flores
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0477

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Brazil - Other (SEC.DE ESTADO DA SUG. PUB. DO AMAZONAS)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PR-EAM
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil - Other (Flores aerodrome)
Planned destination	Brazil - Other (Flores aerodrome)
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	4771
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Aerial Patrol

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