Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered XC-GEA on 17/11/2022 at Jesus Maria

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Mexican authorities:

The helicopter impacted against the terrain due to an apparently loss of control.

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General information
Local date	17/11/2022
Responsible entity	Mexico - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Central America and Caribbean - Mexico
Location	Jesus Maria
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	5
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0569

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Mexico (Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	XC-GEA
State of registry	Mexico
Last departure point
Planned destination
Flight phase
Serial number	4297
Operator Type AG	Government agency
Operation Type	Natonally Regulated Operations - Police

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