Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered VT-UTCand operated by Utair India on 23/09/2019 at Kedarnath [Investigation led by AAIB / India]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of India:

The helicopter while in hover after lift-off from Kedarnath helipad lost directional control and impacted ground heavily.Skid & tail boom were damaged. TGB along with tail rotor severed from the structure.

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General information
Local date	23/09/2019
Responsible entity	India - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	Kedarnath
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0578

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	British Indian Ocean Territory (UTair India)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	VT-UTC
State of registry	India
Last departure point	India (Phata)
Planned destination	India (Shri Kedarnath ji)
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	7585
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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