Accident to the Airbus AS365 registered HL-9464 on 27/02/2019 at Hapcheon Dam [Investigation led by AIB / South Korea]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the South Korean authorities:

Fall in the water during approach to the lake for water refilling due to fire-fighting exercise, the aircraft was damaged seriously.

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General information
Local date	27/02/2019
Responsible entity	Korea, South - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Korea, South
Location	Hapcheon Dam
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0085

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	Korea, South (Gyeongnam Fire Aviation)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS365
Aircraft Registration	HL-9464
State of registry	Korea, South
Last departure point	Korea, South (RKPB)
Planned destination	Korea, South (RKPB)
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	6730
Operator Type AG	Government agency
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Other

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